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Recognised as Colour

#7878EB

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

#7878EB is a blue with RGB values 120, 120, 235 and HSL 240°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7878EB#7878EB
HEX#7878EB
RGBrgb(120, 120, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4706, 0.9216
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(240, 74.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 48.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,275
CSS custom property--colour: #7878EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#878714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4389EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3981E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C91A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEB78
Analogous#78B2EB, #B278EB
Triadic#EB7878, #78EB78
Split complementary#EBB278, #B2EB78
Tetradic#EB78B2, #EBEB78, #78EBB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D1D1F8
Lighter +10%#A4A4F2
Darker −10%#4C4CE4
Darker −20%#2121DC
Darker −30%#1A1AB0
Darker −40%#131384
More saturated +25%#6565FE
Less saturated −25%#8B8BD8

Channel breakdown

R120
G120
B235
Red120 (47.1%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 78 · B EB

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