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Colour

#787ADC

  • #787ADC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#787ADC is a blue with RGB values 120, 122, 220 and HSL 239°, 59%, 67%. 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

#787ADC#787ADC
HEX#787ADC
RGBrgb(120, 122, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4784, 0.8627
RGB percentages47.1%, 47.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(238.8, 58.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 45.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK45.5%, 44.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,772
CSS custom property--colour: #787ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#878523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5388E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D80DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#568EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDA78
Analogous#78ACDC, #A878DC
Triadic#DC787A, #7ADC78
Split complementary#DCA878, #ACDC78
Tetradic#DC78AC, #DCDA78, #78DCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F2FB
Lighter +20%#C9CAF1
Lighter +10%#A1A2E7
Darker −10%#5052D2
Darker −20%#3134BD
Darker −30%#262995
Darker −40%#1C1E6C
More saturated +25%#6366F1
Less saturated −25%#8D8EC7

Channel breakdown

R120
G122
B220
Red120 (47.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue238.8°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7A · B DC

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