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Recognised as Colour

#787AD2

  • #787AD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#787AD2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 122, 210 and HSL 239°, 50%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#787AD2#787AD2
HEX#787AD2
RGBrgb(120, 122, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4784, 0.8235
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(238.7, 50%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 42.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 41.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,762
CSS custom property--colour: #787AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#87852D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A86D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5480D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5B8C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D078
Analogous#78A7D2, #A378D2
Triadic#D2787A, #7AD278
Split complementary#D2A378, #A7D278
Tetradic#D278A7, #D2D078, #78D2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEBF8
Lighter +20%#C5C5EC
Lighter +10%#9EA0DF
Darker −10%#5254C5
Darker −20%#393CAB
Darker −30%#2C2E85
Darker −40%#20215E
More saturated +25%#6164E8
Less saturated −25%#8F8FBB

Channel breakdown

R120
G122
B210
Red120 (47.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue238.67°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7A · B D2

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