Colour

#786BD3

#786BD3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#786BD3 is a blue with RGB values 120, 107, 211 and HSL 248°, 54%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#786BD3

RGBrgb(120, 107, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4196, 0.8275

RGB percentages47.1%, 42%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(247.5, 54.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 49.3%, 82.7%)

CMYK43.1%, 49.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,891,923

CSS custom property--colour: #786BD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#87942C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F7CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D76D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5C8195no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.5 Slate blue · ΔE 9.5 Royal blue · ΔE 14.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6D36B

Analogous#6B92D3, #AC6BD3

Triadic#D3786B, #6BD378

Split complementary#D3AC6B, #92D36B

Tetradic#D36B92, #C6D36B, #6BD3AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E1F6

Lighter +20%#C0BAEA

Lighter +10%#9C92DF

Darker −10%#5444C7

Darker −20%#4032A7

Darker −30%#31267F

Darker −40%#221A58

More saturated +25%#6653EB

Less saturated −25%#8A83BB

Channel breakdown

R120

G107

B211

Red120 (47.1%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue247.5°

Saturation (HSL)54.17%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6B · B D3

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Colour harmonies

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