Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#7A61DE

  • #7A61DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7A61DE is a blue with RGB values 122, 97, 222 and HSL 252°, 65%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7A61DE#7A61DE
HEX#7A61DE
RGBrgb(122, 97, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.3804, 0.8706
RGB percentages47.8%, 38%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(252, 65.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 56.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK45%, 56.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,020,446
CSS custom property--colour: #7A61DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17961WCAG 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 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#859E21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1178E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1672DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#5B7D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 6.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5DE61
Analogous#6186DE, #B961DE
Triadic#DE7A61, #61DE7A
Split complementary#DEB961, #87DE61
Tetradic#DE6186, #C5DE61, #61DEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E0F8
Lighter +20%#C1B5F0
Lighter +10%#9E8BE7
Darker −10%#5637D5
Darker −20%#4225B4
Darker −30%#321D89
Darker −40%#23145F
More saturated +25%#6C49F6
Less saturated −25%#8879C6

Channel breakdown

R122
G97
B222
Red122 (47.8%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)65.45%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 61 · B DE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “7a61de” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.