Colour

#7B72A0

#7B72A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#7B72A0 is a blue with RGB values 123, 114, 160 and HSL 252°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7B72A0

RGBrgb(123, 114, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4471, 0.6275

RGB percentages48.2%, 44.7%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(251.7, 19.5%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 28.7%, 62.7%)

CMYK23.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,090,272

CSS custom property--colour: #7B72A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#848D5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6779A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#68779Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#737A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Gray · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97A072

Analogous#7280A0, #9272A0

Triadic#A07B72, #72A07B

Split complementary#A09272, #80A072

Tetradic#A07280, #97A072, #72A092

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDECF2

Lighter +30%#D1CDDE

Lighter +20%#B4AFC9

Lighter +10%#9890B5

Darker −10%#625A85

Darker −20%#4C4567

Darker −30%#353148

Darker −40%#1F1C2A

More saturated +25%#6955BE

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R123

G114

B160

Red123 (48.2%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue251.74°

Saturation (HSL)19.49%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 72 · B A0

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