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Recognised as Colour

#7871DB

  • #7871DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7871DB is a blue with RGB values 120, 113, 219 and HSL 244°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7871DB#7871DB
HEX#7871DB
RGBrgb(120, 113, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.8588
RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(244, 59.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 48.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK45.2%, 48.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,467
CSS custom property--colour: #7871DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#878E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4482DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#58879Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4DB71
Analogous#719FDB, #AD71DB
Triadic#DB7871, #71DB78
Split complementary#DBAD71, #9FDB71
Tetradic#DB719F, #D4DB71, #71DBAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEBFA
Lighter +20%#C5C2F0
Lighter +10%#9F9AE5
Darker −10%#5148D1
Darker −20%#382FB7
Darker −30%#2B248F
Darker −40%#1F1A66
More saturated +25%#655BF1
Less saturated −25%#8B87C5

Channel breakdown

R120
G113
B219
Red120 (47.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue243.96°
Saturation (HSL)59.55%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B DB

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