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Recognised as Colour

#7C76EB

  • #7C76EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7C76EB is a blue with RGB values 124, 118, 235 and HSL 243°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7C76EB#7C76EB
HEX#7C76EB
RGBrgb(124, 118, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4627, 0.9216
RGB percentages48.6%, 46.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(243.1, 74.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 49.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK47.2%, 49.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,156,907
CSS custom property--colour: #7C76EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#838914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4088EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3980E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#558FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EB76
Analogous#76AAEB, #B776EB
Triadic#EB7C76, #76EB7C
Split complementary#EBB776, #AAEB76
Tetradic#EB76AA, #E5EB76, #76EBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D1CFF8
Lighter +10%#A7A3F1
Darker −10%#5149E5
Darker −20%#2A20DB
Darker −30%#2119AF
Darker −40%#191382
More saturated +25%#6A62FF
Less saturated −25%#8E8AD7

Channel breakdown

R124
G118
B235
Red124 (48.6%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue243.08°
Saturation (HSL)74.52%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 76 · B EB

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