Colour

#7878ED

#7878ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#7878ED is a blue with RGB values 120, 120, 237 and HSL 240°, 76%, 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 Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7878ED

RGBrgb(120, 120, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4706, 0.9294

RGB percentages47.1%, 47.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(240, 76.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 49.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK49.4%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,277

CSS custom property--colour: #7878ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#878712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#418AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3781EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4B91A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8 Medium purple · ΔE 11 Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EDED78

Analogous#78B3ED, #B378ED

Triadic#ED7878, #78ED78

Split complementary#EDB378, #B3ED78

Tetradic#ED78B3, #EDED78, #78EDB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2D2F9

Lighter +10%#A5A5F3

Darker −10%#4B4BE7

Darker −20%#1E1EE1

Darker −30%#1818B4

Darker −40%#121287

More saturated +25%#6666FF

Less saturated −25%#8B8BDA

Channel breakdown

R120

G120

B237

Red120 (47.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 78 · B ED

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Colour values

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