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Recognised as Colour

#786BAC

  • #786BAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#786BAC is a blue with RGB values 120, 107, 172 and HSL 252°, 28%, 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

#786BAC#786BAC
HEX#786BAC
RGBrgb(120, 107, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4196, 0.6745
RGB percentages47.1%, 42%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(252, 28.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 37.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK30.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,884
CSS custom property--colour: #786BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#879453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5975AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A73AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAC6B
Analogous#6B7FAC, #996BAC
Triadic#AC786B, #6BAC78
Split complementary#AC996B, #7FAC6B
Tetradic#AC6B7F, #9FAC6B, #6BAC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEEF5
Lighter +30%#D1CDE3
Lighter +20%#B4ACD1
Lighter +10%#968CBE
Darker −10%#5F5292
Darker −20%#4A4071
Darker −30%#342D51
Darker −40%#1F1B30
More saturated +25%#674EC9
Less saturated −25%#89888F

Channel breakdown

R120
G107
B172
Red120 (47.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)28.14%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6B · B AC

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