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Colour

#7969CC

  • #7969CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7969CC is a blue with RGB values 121, 105, 204 and HSL 250°, 49%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7969CC#7969CC
HEX#7969CC
RGBrgb(121, 105, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4118, 0.8
RGB percentages47.5%, 41.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(249.7, 49.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 48.5%, 80%)
CMYK40.7%, 48.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,956,940
CSS custom property--colour: #7969CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#869633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4279D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#4275CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#627D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCC69
Analogous#698ACC, #AB69CC
Triadic#CC7969, #69CC79
Split complementary#CCAB69, #8ACC69
Tetradic#CC698A, #BCCC69, #69CCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFDBF3
Lighter +20%#BDB5E6
Lighter +10%#9B8FD9
Darker −10%#5743BF
Darker −20%#45359A
Darker −30%#342874
Darker −40%#231B4E
More saturated +25%#6850E5
Less saturated −25%#8A82B3

Channel breakdown

R121
G105
B204
Red121 (47.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue249.7°
Saturation (HSL)49.25%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 69 · B CC

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