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Recognised as Colour

#787FFD

  • #787FFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#787FFD is a blue with RGB values 120, 127, 253 and HSL 237°, 97%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#787FFD#787FFD
HEX#787FFD
RGBrgb(120, 127, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.498, 0.9922
RGB percentages47.1%, 49.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(236.8, 97.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 52.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK52.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,897,085
CSS custom property--colour: #787FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#878002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4092FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E87FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3B9BB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF678
Analogous#78C2FD, #B478FD
Triadic#FD787F, #7FFD78
Split complementary#FDB478, #C1FD78
Tetradic#FD78C2, #FDF678, #78FDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEFE
Lighter +10%#AAAFFE
Darker −10%#464FFC
Darker −20%#1320FC
Darker −30%#030ED9
Darker −40%#020BA7
More saturated +25%#767DFF
Less saturated −25%#898EEC

Channel breakdown

R120
G127
B253
Red120 (47.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)97.08%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7F · B FD

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