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Recognised as Colour

#7981F0

  • #7981F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7981F0 is a blue with RGB values 121, 129, 240 and HSL 236°, 80%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7981F0#7981F0
HEX#7981F0
RGBrgb(121, 129, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5059, 0.9412
RGB percentages47.5%, 50.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(236, 79.9%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 49.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK49.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,963,120
CSS custom property--colour: #7981F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#867E0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5190F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4687EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4999ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E879
Analogous#79BCF0, #AD79F0
Triadic#F07981, #81F079
Split complementary#F0AD79, #BCF079
Tetradic#F079BC, #F0E879, #79F0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5D7FA
Lighter +10%#A7ACF5
Darker −10%#4B56EB
Darker −20%#1D2BE6
Darker −30%#1520BB
Darker −40%#10188D
More saturated +25%#6A74FF
Less saturated −25%#8C91DD

Channel breakdown

R121
G129
B240
Red121 (47.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue235.97°
Saturation (HSL)79.87%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 81 · B F0

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