Colour

#7978EC

#7978EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7978EC is a blue with RGB values 121, 120, 236 and HSL 241°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7978EC#7978EC

HEX#7978EC

RGBrgb(121, 120, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4706, 0.9255

RGB percentages47.5%, 47.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(240.5, 75.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 49.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.7%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,960,812

CSS custom property--colour: #7978EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#868713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#428AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3981E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4E91A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.6 Royal blue · ΔE 11.1 Slate blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBEC78

Analogous#78B1EC, #B378EC

Triadic#EC7978, #78EC79

Split complementary#ECB378, #B1EC78

Tetradic#EC78B1, #EBEC78, #78ECB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#D2D1F9

Lighter +10%#A5A5F2

Darker −10%#4D4BE6

Darker −20%#211FDF

Darker −30%#1A19B2

Darker −40%#141385

More saturated +25%#6665FF

Less saturated −25%#8C8BD9

Channel breakdown

R121

G120

B236

Red121 (47.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue240.52°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 78 · B EC

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Colour values

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