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Recognised as Colour

#786EAF

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

#786EAF is a blue with RGB values 120, 110, 175 and HSL 249°, 29%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#786EAF#786EAF
HEX#786EAF
RGBrgb(120, 110, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4314, 0.6863
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(249.2, 28.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 37.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK31.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,655
CSS custom property--colour: #786EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#879150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B78B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B75ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B7A86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 29.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5AF6E
Analogous#6E85AF, #986EAF
Triadic#AF786E, #6EAF78
Split complementary#AF986E, #85AF6E
Tetradic#AF6E85, #A5AF6E, #6EAF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F1F8
Lighter +30%#D4D1E5
Lighter +20%#B5B0D3
Lighter +10%#978FC1
Darker −10%#5E5397
Darker −20%#494176
Darker −30%#352F55
Darker −40%#201D34
More saturated +25%#6552CB
Less saturated −25%#8B8A93

Channel breakdown

R120
G110
B175
Red120 (47.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)28.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6E · B AF

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