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Recognised as Colour

#7877BD

  • #7877BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7877BD is a blue with RGB values 120, 119, 189 and HSL 241°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7877BD#7877BD
HEX#7877BD
RGBrgb(120, 119, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4667, 0.7412
RGB percentages47.1%, 46.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240.9, 34.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 37%, 74.1%)
CMYK36.5%, 37%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,894,973
CSS custom property--colour: #7877BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#878842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6180C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#658491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBD77
Analogous#7799BD, #9B77BD
Triadic#BD7877, #77BD78
Split complementary#BD9B77, #99BD77
Tetradic#BD7799, #BCBD77, #77BD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEDEEF
Lighter +20%#BCBCDE
Lighter +10%#9A99CE
Darker −10%#5655AC
Darker −20%#44438B
Darker −30%#333368
Darker −40%#222246
More saturated +25%#5F5ED6
Less saturated −25%#9190A4

Channel breakdown

R120
G119
B189
Red120 (47.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240.86°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 77 · B BD

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