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Recognised as Colour

#7A78CC

  • #7A78CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A78CC is a blue with RGB values 122, 120, 204 and HSL 241°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A78CC#7A78CC
HEX#7A78CC
RGBrgb(122, 120, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4706, 0.8
RGB percentages47.8%, 47.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(241.4, 45.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 41.2%, 80%)
CMYK40.2%, 41.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,026,316
CSS custom property--colour: #7A78CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#858733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B84CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#577ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#628998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACC78
Analogous#78A0CC, #A478CC
Triadic#CC7A78, #78CC7A
Split complementary#CCA478, #A0CC78
Tetradic#CC78A0, #CACC78, #78CCA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E7F6
Lighter +20%#C3C2E8
Lighter +10%#9E9DDA
Darker −10%#5653BE
Darker −20%#3F3DA1
Darker −30%#312F7C
Darker −40%#222157
More saturated +25%#6461E3
Less saturated −25%#908FB5

Channel breakdown

R122
G120
B204
Red122 (47.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue241.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 78 · B CC

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