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Colour

#786CDC

  • #786CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#786CDC is a blue with RGB values 120, 108, 220 and HSL 246°, 62%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#786CDC#786CDC
HEX#786CDC
RGBrgb(120, 108, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4235, 0.8627
RGB percentages47.1%, 42.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(246.4, 61.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 50.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,188
CSS custom property--colour: #786CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#879323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#387EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3478DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#57849Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.3Medium purple · ΔE 7.8Royal blue · ΔE 12Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DC6C
Analogous#6C98DC, #B06CDC
Triadic#DC786C, #6CDC78
Split complementary#DCB06C, #98DC6C
Tetradic#DC6C98, #D0DC6C, #6CDCB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E8F9
Lighter +20%#C4BEF0
Lighter +10%#9E95E6
Darker −10%#5243D2
Darker −20%#3A2BB7
Darker −30%#2D228D
Darker −40%#201864
More saturated +25%#6655F3
Less saturated −25%#8A83C5

Channel breakdown

R120
G108
B220
Red120 (47.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue246.43°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6C · B DC

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