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Recognised as Colour

#7871AC

  • #7871AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7871AC is a blue with RGB values 120, 113, 172 and HSL 247°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7871AC#7871AC
HEX#7871AC
RGBrgb(120, 113, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.6745
RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(247.1, 26.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 34.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK30.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,420
CSS custom property--colour: #7871AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#878E53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6079AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6077AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7C87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5AC71
Analogous#7188AC, #9571AC
Triadic#AC7871, #71AC78
Split complementary#AC9571, #88AC71
Tetradic#AC7188, #A5AC71, #71AC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2F7
Lighter +30%#D4D2E4
Lighter +20%#B5B1D2
Lighter +10%#9791BF
Darker −10%#5E5694
Darker −20%#494473
Darker −30%#353153
Darker −40%#201E33
More saturated +25%#6355C8
Less saturated −25%#8D8D90

Channel breakdown

R120
G113
B172
Red120 (47.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue247.12°
Saturation (HSL)26.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B AC

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