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Recognised as Colour

#7A69BA

  • #7A69BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7A69BA is a blue with RGB values 122, 105, 186 and HSL 253°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7A69BA#7A69BA
HEX#7A69BA
RGBrgb(122, 105, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4118, 0.7294
RGB percentages47.8%, 41.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(252.6, 37%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 43.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,022,458
CSS custom property--colour: #7A69BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#859645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F76BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5073B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6B7888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BA69
Analogous#6980BA, #A369BA
Triadic#BA7A69, #69BA7A
Split complementary#BAA369, #80BA69
Tetradic#BA6981, #A9BA69, #69BAA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5FA
Lighter +30%#D7D2EA
Lighter +20%#B8AFDA
Lighter +10%#998CCA
Darker −10%#5E4CA4
Darker −20%#4A3C81
Darker −30%#362B5F
Darker −40%#221B3C
More saturated +25%#6A4ED5
Less saturated −25%#8A849F

Channel breakdown

R122
G105
B186
Red122 (47.8%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue252.59°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 69 · B BA

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