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Recognised as Colour

#7873FA

  • #7873FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7873FA is a blue with RGB values 120, 115, 250 and HSL 242°, 93%, 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

#7873FA#7873FA
HEX#7873FA
RGBrgb(120, 115, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.451, 0.9804
RGB percentages47.1%, 45.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(242.2, 93.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 54%, 98%)
CMYK52%, 54%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,894,010
CSS custom property--colour: #7873FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#878C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E89FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4092ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.9Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5FA73
Analogous#73B2FA, #BB73FA
Triadic#FA7873, #73FA78
Split complementary#FABB73, #B1FA73
Tetradic#FA73B2, #F5FA73, #73FABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7D5FE
Lighter +10%#A7A4FC
Darker −10%#4942F8
Darker −20%#1911F6
Darker −30%#0F07CD
Darker −40%#0B069B
More saturated +25%#736EFF
Less saturated −25%#8985E8

Channel breakdown

R120
G115
B250
Red120 (47.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue242.22°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 73 · B FA

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