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Recognised as Colour

#7B79FF

  • #7B79FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7B79FF is a blue with RGB values 123, 121, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7B79FF#7B79FF
HEX#7B79FF
RGBrgb(123, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages48.2%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.9, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK51.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,092,159
CSS custom property--colour: #7B79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#848600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1884FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4297B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.1Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFF79
Analogous#79BAFF, #BE79FF
Triadic#FF7B79, #79FF7B
Split complementary#FFBE79, #BAFF79
Tetradic#FF79BA, #FDFF79, #79FFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDFFF
Lighter +10%#ADACFF
Darker −10%#4946FF
Darker −20%#1713FF
Darker −30%#0300DF
Darker −40%#0300AC
More saturated +25%#7B79FF
Less saturated −25%#8B8AEE

Channel breakdown

R123
G121
B255
Red123 (48.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7B · G 79 · B FF

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