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Recognised as Colour

#7871FE

  • #7871FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7871FE is a blue with RGB values 120, 113, 254 and HSL 243°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7871FE#7871FE
HEX#7871FE
RGBrgb(120, 113, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.9961
RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(243, 98.6%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 55.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK52.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,502
CSS custom property--colour: #7871FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#878E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3D91ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Medium orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FE71
Analogous#71B0FE, #BF71FE
Triadic#FE7871, #71FE78
Split complementary#FEBF71, #B0FE71
Tetradic#FE71B0, #F7FE71, #71FEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8D6FF
Lighter +10%#A8A4FE
Darker −10%#483EFE
Darker −20%#180CFD
Darker −30%#0C01D5
Darker −40%#0901A2
More saturated +25%#7770FF
Less saturated −25%#8883EC

Channel breakdown

R120
G113
B254
Red120 (47.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue242.98°
Saturation (HSL)98.6%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B FE

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