Colour

#7958FF

#7958FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#7958FF is a blue with RGB values 121, 88, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#7958FF#7958FF

HEX#7958FF

RGBrgb(121, 88, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3451, 1

RGB percentages47.5%, 34.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.9, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK52.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,952,639

CSS custom property--colour: #7958FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#86A700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4282A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 17.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3 Medium blue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEFF58

Analogous#588AFF, #CD58FF

Triadic#FF7958, #58FF79

Split complementary#FFCC58, #8BFF58

Tetradic#FF588A, #DEFF58, #58FFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F1FF

Lighter +20%#CBBEFF

Lighter +10%#A28BFF

Darker −10%#5025FF

Darker −20%#3000F1

Darker −30%#2600BE

Darker −40%#1B008B

More saturated +25%#7958FF

Less saturated −25%#866DEA

Channel breakdown

R121

G88

B255

Red121 (47.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 58 · B FF

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