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Recognised as Colour

#785CF6

  • #785CF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#785CF6 is a blue with RGB values 120, 92, 246 and HSL 251°, 90%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#785CF6#785CF6
HEX#785CF6
RGBrgb(120, 92, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3608, 0.9647
RGB percentages47.1%, 36.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(250.9, 89.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 62.6%, 96.5%)
CMYK51.2%, 62.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,888,118
CSS custom property--colour: #785CF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#87A309

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007BFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4781A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAF65C
Analogous#5C8DF6, #C55CF6
Triadic#F6785C, #5CF678
Split complementary#F6C55C, #8DF65C
Tetradic#F65C8D, #DAF65C, #5CF6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EDFE
Lighter +20%#C8BDFB
Lighter +10%#A08CF9
Darker −10%#502CF3
Darker −20%#330CE0
Darker −30%#280AAF
Darker −40%#1D077F
More saturated +25%#7253FF
Less saturated −25%#8671E1

Channel breakdown

R120
G92
B246
Red120 (47.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)89.53%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 5C · B F6

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