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Recognised as Colour

#7C74AA

  • #7C74AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7C74AA is a blue with RGB values 124, 116, 170 and HSL 249°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7C74AA#7C74AA
HEX#7C74AA
RGBrgb(124, 116, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4549, 0.6667
RGB percentages48.6%, 45.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(248.9, 24.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 31.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK27.1%, 31.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,156,330
CSS custom property--colour: #7C74AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#838B55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#667AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#727D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2AA74
Analogous#7487AA, #9774AA
Triadic#AA7C74, #74AA7C
Split complementary#AA9774, #87AA74
Tetradic#AA7487, #A2AA74, #74AA97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F3F7
Lighter +30%#D5D3E4
Lighter +20%#B8B3D1
Lighter +10%#9A94BD
Darker −10%#625992
Darker −20%#4C4672
Darker −30%#373253
Darker −40%#221F33
More saturated +25%#6858C6
Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R124
G116
B170
Red124 (48.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue248.89°
Saturation (HSL)24.11%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 74 · B AA

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