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Recognised as Colour

#7A87FF

  • #7A87FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7A87FF is a blue with RGB values 122, 135, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7A87FF#7A87FF
HEX#7A87FF
RGBrgb(122, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages47.8%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.1, 100%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 52.2%, 100%)
CMYK52.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,030,207
CSS custom property--colour: #7A87FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#857800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5098FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#408DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3DA1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 15.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF27A
Analogous#7ACAFF, #AF7AFF
Triadic#FF7A87, #87FF7A
Split complementary#FFAF7A, #CAFF7A
Tetradic#FF7ACA, #FFF27A, #7AFFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E3FF
Lighter +10%#ADB5FF
Darker −10%#4759FF
Darker −20%#142BFF
Darker −30%#0016E0
Darker −40%#0011AD
More saturated +25%#7A87FF
Less saturated −25%#8B94EE

Channel breakdown

R122
G135
B255
Red122 (47.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 87 · B FF

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