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Recognised as Colour

#7870F9

  • #7870F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7870F9 is a blue with RGB values 120, 112, 249 and HSL 244°, 92%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7870F9#7870F9
HEX#7870F9
RGBrgb(120, 112, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4392, 0.9765
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(243.5, 91.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 55%, 97.6%)
CMYK51.8%, 55%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,241
CSS custom property--colour: #7870F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#878F06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1087FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#428FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 3.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 3.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F970
Analogous#70ACF9, #BC70F9
Triadic#F97870, #70F978
Split complementary#F9BC70, #ADF970
Tetradic#F970AC, #F1F970, #70F9BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D4D2FD
Lighter +10%#A6A1FB
Darker −10%#4A3FF7
Darker −20%#1C0EF5
Darker −30%#1408C8
Darker −40%#0F0697
More saturated +25%#736AFF
Less saturated −25%#8883E6

Channel breakdown

R120
G112
B249
Red120 (47.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue243.5°
Saturation (HSL)91.95%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 70 · B F9

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