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Recognised as Colour

#7B70CE

  • #7B70CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7B70CE is a blue with RGB values 123, 112, 206 and HSL 247°, 49%, 62%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#7B70CE#7B70CE
HEX#7B70CE
RGBrgb(123, 112, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4392, 0.8078
RGB percentages48.2%, 43.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(247, 49%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 45.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK40.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,089,806
CSS custom property--colour: #7B70CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#848F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7ACCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#638395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CE70
Analogous#7094CE, #AA70CE
Triadic#CE7B70, #70CE7B
Split complementary#CEAA70, #94CE70
Tetradic#CE7094, #C3CE70, #70CEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E2F5
Lighter +20%#C1BCE8
Lighter +10%#9E96DB
Darker −10%#584AC1
Darker −20%#4437A1
Darker −30%#342A7B
Darker −40%#241D55
More saturated +25%#6958E6
Less saturated −25%#8D88B6

Channel breakdown

R123
G112
B206
Red123 (48.2%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue247.02°
Saturation (HSL)48.96%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 70 · B CE

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