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Recognised as Colour

#7869A8

  • #7869A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#7869A8 is a blue with RGB values 120, 105, 168 and HSL 254°, 27%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7869A8#7869A8
HEX#7869A8
RGBrgb(120, 105, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4118, 0.6588
RGB percentages47.1%, 41.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(254.3, 26.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 37.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK28.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,368
CSS custom property--colour: #7869A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#879657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5873AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A71A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#6E7480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Plum · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99A869
Analogous#697AA8, #9769A8
Triadic#A87869, #69A878
Split complementary#A89869, #7AA869
Tetradic#A8697A, #99A869, #69A897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEAF3
Lighter +30%#CFCAE0
Lighter +20%#B2AACD
Lighter +10%#9589BB
Darker −10%#60518D
Darker −20%#4A3F6C
Darker −30%#342C4C
Darker −40%#1E192C
More saturated +25%#684BC6
Less saturated −25%#88878A

Channel breakdown

R120
G105
B168
Red120 (47.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue254.29°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 69 · B A8

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