Recognised as Colour

#786FBB

#786FBB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#786FBB is a blue with RGB values 120, 111, 187 and HSL 247°, 36%, 58%. 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#786FBB

RGBrgb(120, 111, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4353, 0.7333

RGB percentages47.1%, 43.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(247.1, 35.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 40.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK35.8%, 40.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,892,923

CSS custom property--colour: #786FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#879044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#567ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5677B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#677D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6 Royal blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2BB6F

Analogous#6F8CBB, #9E6FBB

Triadic#BB786F, #6FBB78

Split complementary#BB9E6F, #8CBB6F

Tetradic#BB6F8C, #B2BB6F, #6FBB9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAFC

Lighter +30%#D9D7EC

Lighter +20%#B9B4DC

Lighter +10%#9892CB

Darker −10%#5A4FA8

Darker −20%#473F85

Darker −30%#352F62

Darker −40%#221E40

More saturated +25%#6454D5

Less saturated −25%#8C8AA0

Channel breakdown

R120

G111

B187

Red120 (47.1%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue247.11°

Saturation (HSL)35.85%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6F · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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