Colour

#7B68EE

#7B68EE
Blue
Dark
Named: Medium slateblue

#7B68EE is the CSS colour blue with RGB values 123, 104, 238 and HSL 249°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#7B68EE

RGBrgb(123, 104, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4078, 0.9333

RGB percentages48.2%, 40.8%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(248.5, 79.8%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 56.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK48.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,087,790

CSS custom property--colour: #7B68EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#849711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0280F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0078EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5286A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 0 Slate blue · ΔE 11.4 Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2

This is a named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)exact match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usablemediumslateblue

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBEE68

Analogous#6898EE, #BE68EE

Triadic#EE7B68, #68EE7B

Split complementary#EEBE68, #98EE68

Tetradic#EE6898, #DBEE68, #68EEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F2FD

Lighter +20%#CBC4F8

Lighter +10%#A396F3

Darker −10%#533AE9

Darker −20%#3318D8

Darker −30%#2813AA

Darker −40%#1E0E7C

More saturated +25%#6F57FF

Less saturated −25%#8A7DD9

Channel breakdown

R123

G104

B238

Red123 (48.2%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue248.51°

Saturation (HSL)79.76%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 68 · B EE

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