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Recognised as Colour

#7878D2

  • #7878D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7878D2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 120, 210 and HSL 240°, 50%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7878D2#7878D2
HEX#7878D2
RGBrgb(120, 120, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4706, 0.8235
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(240, 50%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 42.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,250
CSS custom property--colour: #7878D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#87872D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5785D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#527ED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C8A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D278
Analogous#78A5D2, #A578D2
Triadic#D27878, #78D278
Split complementary#D2A578, #A5D278
Tetradic#D278A5, #D2D278, #78D2A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBF8
Lighter +20%#C5C5EC
Lighter +10%#9E9EDF
Darker −10%#5252C5
Darker −20%#3939AB
Darker −30%#2C2C85
Darker −40%#20205E
More saturated +25%#6161E8
Less saturated −25%#8F8FBB

Channel breakdown

R120
G120
B210
Red120 (47.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 78 · B D2

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