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Colour

#7877EB

  • #7877EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7877EB is a blue with RGB values 120, 119, 235 and HSL 241°, 74%, 69%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#7877EB#7877EB
HEX#7877EB
RGBrgb(120, 119, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4667, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.1%, 46.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(240.5, 74.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 49.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,019
CSS custom property--colour: #7877EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#878814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4189EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3780E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4C90A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 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 text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEB77
Analogous#77B0EB, #B277EB
Triadic#EB7877, #77EB78
Split complementary#EBB277, #B0EB77
Tetradic#EB77B0, #EAEB77, #77EBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFF
Lighter +20%#D0D0F8
Lighter +10%#A4A3F2
Darker −10%#4C4BE4
Darker −20%#2220DC
Darker −30%#1B1AAF
Darker −40%#141383
More saturated +25%#6564FF
Less saturated −25%#8B8BD8

Channel breakdown

R120
G119
B235
Red120 (47.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue240.52°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 77 · B EB

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