Colour

#7B6FBF

#7B6FBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7B6FBF is a blue with RGB values 123, 111, 191 and HSL 249°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7B6FBF

RGBrgb(123, 111, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4353, 0.749

RGB percentages48.2%, 43.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(249, 38.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249, 41.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK35.6%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,089,535

CSS custom property--colour: #7B6FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#849040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5578BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6A7E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3BF6F

Analogous#6F8BBF, #A36FBF

Triadic#BF7B6F, #6FBF7B

Split complementary#BFA36F, #8BBF6F

Tetradic#BF6F8B, #B3BF6F, #6FBFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFE

Lighter +30%#DCD9EE

Lighter +20%#BCB6DE

Lighter +10%#9B92CF

Darker −10%#5C4DAE

Darker −20%#493E8A

Darker −30%#362E67

Darker −40%#241E44

More saturated +25%#6955D9

Less saturated −25%#8D89A5

Channel breakdown

R123

G111

B191

Red123 (48.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue249°

Saturation (HSL)38.46%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 6F · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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