Recognised as Colour

#787EC2

#787EC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#787EC2 is a blue with RGB values 120, 126, 194 and HSL 235°, 38%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#787EC2

RGBrgb(120, 126, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4941, 0.7608

RGB percentages47.1%, 49.4%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(235.1, 37.8%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 38.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK38.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,896,770

CSS custom property--colour: #787EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#87813D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6886C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6381C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#628B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8 Steel blue · ΔE 19.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9 Plum · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2BC78

Analogous#78A3C2, #9778C2

Triadic#C2787E, #7EC278

Split complementary#C29778, #A3C278

Tetradic#C278A3, #C2BC78, #78C297

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1E3F2

Lighter +20%#BEC1E2

Lighter +10%#9BA0D2

Darker −10%#555CB2

Darker −20%#424892

Darker −30%#32376F

Darker −40%#22264C

More saturated +25%#6069DB

Less saturated −25%#9193AA

Channel breakdown

R120

G126

B194

Red120 (47.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue235.14°

Saturation (HSL)37.76%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 7E · B C2

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