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Recognised as Colour

#7B69BA

  • #7B69BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7B69BA is a blue with RGB values 123, 105, 186 and HSL 253°, 37%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7B69BA#7B69BA
HEX#7B69BA
RGBrgb(123, 105, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4118, 0.7294
RGB percentages48.2%, 41.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(253.3, 37%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 43.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK33.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,087,994
CSS custom property--colour: #7B69BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#849645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F76BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5174B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8BA69
Analogous#697FBA, #A469BA
Triadic#BA7B69, #69BA7B
Split complementary#BAA469, #7FBA69
Tetradic#BA697F, #A8BA69, #69BAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5FA
Lighter +30%#D7D2EA
Lighter +20%#B8AFDA
Lighter +10%#9A8CCA
Darker −10%#5F4CA4
Darker −20%#4B3C81
Darker −30%#372B5F
Darker −40%#231B3C
More saturated +25%#6C4ED5
Less saturated −25%#8A849F

Channel breakdown

R123
G105
B186
Red123 (48.2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue253.33°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 69 · B BA

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