Colour

#7A79EA

#7A79EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7A79EA is a blue with RGB values 122, 121, 234 and HSL 241°, 73%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7A79EA

RGBrgb(122, 121, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4745, 0.9176

RGB percentages47.8%, 47.5%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(240.5, 72.9%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 48.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK47.9%, 48.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,026,602

CSS custom property--colour: #7A79EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#858615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#478AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E82E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5191A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1 Royal blue · ΔE 11.8 Slate blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9EA79

Analogous#79B0EA, #B379EA

Triadic#EA7A79, #79EA7A

Split complementary#EAB379, #B1EA79

Tetradic#EA79B0, #E9EA79, #79EAB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D2D1F8

Lighter +10%#A6A5F1

Darker −10%#4E4DE3

Darker −20%#2422DB

Darker −30%#1D1BAF

Darker −40%#151483

More saturated +25%#6766FD

Less saturated −25%#8D8CD7

Channel breakdown

R122

G121

B234

Red122 (47.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue240.53°

Saturation (HSL)72.9%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 79 · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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