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Recognised as Colour

#786BA2

  • #786BA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#786BA2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 107, 162 and HSL 254°, 23%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#786BA2#786BA2
HEX#786BA2
RGBrgb(120, 107, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4196, 0.6353
RGB percentages47.1%, 42%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(254.2, 22.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 34%, 63.5%)
CMYK25.9%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,874
CSS custom property--colour: #786BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 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#727272
Inverted#87945D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D73A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E72A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6F747Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 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

Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95A26B
Analogous#6B79A2, #946BA2
Triadic#A2786B, #6BA278
Split complementary#A2946B, #7AA26B
Tetradic#A26B79, #95A26B, #6BA294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE8F1
Lighter +30%#CEC9DD
Lighter +20%#B1AAC9
Lighter +10%#958AB6
Darker −10%#605486
Darker −20%#494067
Darker −30%#332D47
Darker −40%#1D1928
More saturated +25%#684DC0
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R120
G107
B162
Red120 (47.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue254.18°
Saturation (HSL)22.82%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6B · B A2

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