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Recognised as Colour

#7964EC

  • #7964EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7964EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 100, 236 and HSL 249°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7964EC#7964EC
HEX#7964EC
RGBrgb(121, 100, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.3922, 0.9255
RGB percentages47.5%, 39.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(249.3, 78.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 57.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK48.7%, 57.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,955,692
CSS custom property--colour: #7964EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#869B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#50839Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 2Slate blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.5Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 1.96, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EC64
Analogous#6493EC, #BD64EC
Triadic#EC7964, #64EC79
Split complementary#ECBD64, #93EC64
Tetradic#EC6493, #D7EC64, #64ECBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFECFD
Lighter +20%#C8BFF7
Lighter +10%#A091F2
Darker −10%#5237E6
Darker −20%#361AD0
Darker −30%#2A14A3
Darker −40%#1E0E76
More saturated +25%#6C51FF
Less saturated −25%#887AD6

Channel breakdown

R121
G100
B236
Red121 (47.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue249.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.16%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 64 · B EC

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