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Recognised as Colour

#7973EE

  • #7973EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7973EE is a blue with RGB values 121, 115, 238 and HSL 243°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7973EE#7973EE
HEX#7973EE
RGBrgb(121, 115, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.451, 0.9333
RGB percentages47.5%, 45.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(242.9, 78.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 51.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK49.2%, 51.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,959,534
CSS custom property--colour: #7973EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#868C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3487F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A7EEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#4D8EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8EE73
Analogous#73AAEE, #B773EE
Triadic#EE7973, #73EE79
Split complementary#EEB773, #AAEE73
Tetradic#EE73AA, #E8EE73, #73EEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D0CEF9
Lighter +10%#A5A0F4
Darker −10%#4D46E8
Darker −20%#251BE0
Darker −30%#1D16B2
Darker −40%#161085
More saturated +25%#6A62FF
Less saturated −25%#8B87DA

Channel breakdown

R121
G115
B238
Red121 (47.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)78.34%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 73 · B EE

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