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Recognised as Colour

#786AFF

  • #786AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#786AFF is a blue with RGB values 120, 106, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#786AFF#786AFF
HEX#786AFF
RGBrgb(120, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages47.1%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.6, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK52.9%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,711
CSS custom property--colour: #786AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#879500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D8DAAno 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 text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3Blue violet · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FF6A
Analogous#6AA7FF, #C26AFF
Triadic#FF786A, #6AFF78
Split complementary#FFC26A, #A7FF6A
Tetradic#FF6AA7, #F1FF6A, #6AFFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4D0FF
Lighter +10%#A69DFF
Darker −10%#4A37FF
Darker −20%#1C04FF
Darker −30%#1400D0
Darker −40%#0F009D
More saturated +25%#786AFF
Less saturated −25%#877DEC

Channel breakdown

R120
G106
B255
Red120 (47.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6A · B FF

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