Recognised as Colour

#7A7CCC

#7A7CCC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7A7CCC is a blue with RGB values 122, 124, 204 and HSL 239°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7A7CCC#7A7CCC

HEX#7A7CCC

RGBrgb(122, 124, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4863, 0.8

RGB percentages47.8%, 48.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(238.5, 44.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 40.2%, 80%)

CMYK40.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,027,340

CSS custom property--colour: #7A7CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#858333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6087CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#628C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCCA7A

Analogous#7AA5CC, #A17ACC

Triadic#CC7A7C, #7CCC7A

Split complementary#CCA17A, #A5CC7A

Tetradic#CC7AA5, #CCCA7A, #7ACCA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E9F6

Lighter +20%#C4C5E8

Lighter +10%#9FA0DA

Darker −10%#5558BE

Darker −20%#3E41A2

Darker −30%#30327D

Darker −40%#222358

More saturated +25%#6366E3

Less saturated −25%#9192B5

Channel breakdown

R122

G124

B204

Red122 (47.8%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue238.54°

Saturation (HSL)44.57%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7A · G 7C · B CC

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