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Recognised as Colour

#7976CF

  • #7976CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7976CF is a blue with RGB values 121, 118, 207 and HSL 242°, 48%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7976CF#7976CF
HEX#7976CF
RGBrgb(121, 118, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4627, 0.8118
RGB percentages47.5%, 46.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(242, 48.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 43%, 81.2%)
CMYK41.5%, 43%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,960,271
CSS custom property--colour: #7976CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#868930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5683D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#527DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5F8898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCF76
Analogous#76A0CF, #A576CF
Triadic#CF7976, #76CF79
Split complementary#CFA576, #9FCF76
Tetradic#CF76A0, #CCCF76, #76CFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E7F7
Lighter +20%#C3C2E9
Lighter +10%#9E9CDC
Darker −10%#5450C2
Darker −20%#3D3AA5
Darker −30%#2F2D7F
Darker −40%#211F5A
More saturated +25%#635FE6
Less saturated −25%#8F8DB8

Channel breakdown

R121
G118
B207
Red121 (47.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue242.02°
Saturation (HSL)48.11%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 76 · B CF

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