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Recognised as Colour

#786FA9

  • #786FA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#786FA9 is a blue with RGB values 120, 111, 169 and HSL 249°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#786FA9#786FA9
HEX#786FA9
RGBrgb(120, 111, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4353, 0.6627
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(249.3, 25.2%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 34.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK29%, 34.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,892,905
CSS custom property--colour: #786FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 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#879056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F77ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F75A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D7984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 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

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0A96F
Analogous#6F83A9, #956FA9
Triadic#A9786F, #6FA978
Split complementary#A9956F, #83A96F
Tetradic#A96F83, #A0A96F, #6FA995

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFF5
Lighter +30%#D2CFE2
Lighter +20%#B4AFCF
Lighter +10%#968FBC
Darker −10%#5F568F
Darker −20%#4A436F
Darker −30%#342F50
Darker −40%#1F1C30
More saturated +25%#6452C6
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R120
G111
B169
Red120 (47.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue249.31°
Saturation (HSL)25.22%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 6F · B A9

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