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Recognised as Colour

#785FEA

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

#785FEA is a blue with RGB values 120, 95, 234 and HSL 251°, 77%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#785FEA#785FEA
HEX#785FEA
RGBrgb(120, 95, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3725, 0.9176
RGB percentages47.1%, 37.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(250.8, 76.8%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 59.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK48.7%, 59.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,888,874
CSS custom property--colour: #785FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#87A015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#507F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1EA5F
Analogous#5F8BEA, #BE5FEA
Triadic#EA785F, #5FEA78
Split complementary#EABD5F, #8BEA5F
Tetradic#EA5F8B, #D1EA5F, #5FEABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE6FC
Lighter +20%#C4B9F6
Lighter +10%#9E8CF0
Darker −10%#5232E4
Darker −20%#3A1AC9
Darker −30%#2D149C
Darker −40%#200F6E
More saturated +25%#6B4AFF
Less saturated −25%#8676D3

Channel breakdown

R120
G95
B234
Red120 (47.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue250.79°
Saturation (HSL)76.8%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 5F · B EA

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