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Colour

#786DCC

  • #786DCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#786DCC is a blue with RGB values 120, 109, 204 and HSL 247°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#786DCC#786DCC
HEX#786DCC
RGBrgb(120, 109, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4275, 0.8
RGB percentages47.1%, 42.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(246.9, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK41.2%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,428
CSS custom property--colour: #786DCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#879233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#497CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4777CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#608093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.2Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CC6D
Analogous#6D92CC, #A86DCC
Triadic#CC786D, #6DCC78
Split complementary#CCA76D, #92CC6D
Tetradic#CC6D92, #C1CC6D, #6DCCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1DEF4
Lighter +20%#BEB9E6
Lighter +10%#9B93D9
Darker −10%#5547BF
Darker −20%#42379C
Darker −30%#322977
Darker −40%#221C51
More saturated +25%#6554E5
Less saturated −25%#8B86B3

Channel breakdown

R120
G109
B204
Red120 (47.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue246.95°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6D · B CC

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