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Recognised as Colour

#7869AD

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

#7869AD is a blue with RGB values 120, 105, 173 and HSL 253°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#7869AD#7869AD
HEX#7869AD
RGBrgb(120, 105, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4118, 0.6784
RGB percentages47.1%, 41.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(253.2, 29.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 39.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,373
CSS custom property--colour: #7869AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#879652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5574B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5772ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EAD69
Analogous#697CAD, #9A69AD
Triadic#AD7869, #69AD78
Split complementary#AD9A69, #7CAD69
Tetradic#AD697C, #9EAD69, #69AD9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEDF5
Lighter +30%#D1CCE3
Lighter +20%#B3ABD1
Lighter +10%#968ABF
Darker −10%#5F5093
Darker −20%#4A3E72
Darker −30%#342C51
Darker −40%#1F1A30
More saturated +25%#684CCA
Less saturated −25%#888690

Channel breakdown

R120
G105
B173
Red120 (47.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue253.24°
Saturation (HSL)29.31%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 69 · B AD

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