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Colour

#7B78EC

  • #7B78EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7B78EC is a blue with RGB values 123, 120, 236 and HSL 242°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7B78EC#7B78EC
HEX#7B78EC
RGBrgb(123, 120, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4706, 0.9255
RGB percentages48.2%, 47.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(241.6, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK47.9%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,091,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7B78EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#848713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#438AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B82E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5291A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 11.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EC78
Analogous#78AFEC, #B578EC
Triadic#EC7B78, #78EC7B
Split complementary#ECB578, #AFEC78
Tetradic#EC78AF, #E9EC78, #78ECB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D2D1F9
Lighter +10%#A7A5F2
Darker −10%#4F4BE6
Darker −20%#241FDF
Darker −30%#1D19B2
Darker −40%#161385
More saturated +25%#6965FF
Less saturated −25%#8D8BD9

Channel breakdown

R123
G120
B236
Red123 (48.2%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue241.55°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 78 · B EC

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