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Recognised as Colour

#787BB6

  • #787BB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#787BB6 is a blue with RGB values 120, 123, 182 and HSL 237°, 30%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#787BB6#787BB6
HEX#787BB6
RGBrgb(120, 123, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4824, 0.7137
RGB percentages47.1%, 48.2%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(237.1, 29.8%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 34.1%, 71.4%)
CMYK34.1%, 32.4%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,895,990
CSS custom property--colour: #787BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#878449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6982B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#667EB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#678690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6B378
Analogous#789AB6, #9478B6
Triadic#B6787B, #7BB678
Split complementary#B69478, #9AB678
Tetradic#B6789A, #B6B378, #78B694

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#DBDCEC
Lighter +20%#BABCDA
Lighter +10%#999BC8
Darker −10%#585CA3
Darker −20%#464982
Darker −30%#343661
Darker −40%#222440
More saturated +25%#5E64D0
Less saturated −25%#92929C

Channel breakdown

R120
G123
B182
Red120 (47.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue237.1°
Saturation (HSL)29.81%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7B · B B6

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