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Colour

#7A79FF

  • #7A79FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7A79FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 121, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7A79FF#7A79FF
HEX#7A79FF
RGBrgb(122, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.4, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,026,623
CSS custom property--colour: #7A79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#858600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1684FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4097B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.2Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFF79
Analogous#79BBFF, #BD79FF
Triadic#FF7A79, #79FF7A
Split complementary#FFBD79, #BBFF79
Tetradic#FF79BB, #FEFF79, #79FFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDFFF
Lighter +10%#ADACFF
Darker −10%#4746FF
Darker −20%#1513FF
Darker −30%#0200DF
Darker −40%#0100AC
More saturated +25%#7A79FF
Less saturated −25%#8B8AEE

Channel breakdown

R122
G121
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 79 · B FF

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