Colour

#7C7AEC

#7C7AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7C7AEC is a blue with RGB values 124, 122, 236 and HSL 241°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7C7AEC

RGBrgb(124, 122, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4784, 0.9255

RGB percentages48.6%, 47.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(241.1, 75%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 48.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK47.5%, 48.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,157,932

CSS custom property--colour: #7C7AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#838513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#478BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F83E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5492A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.1 Royal blue · ΔE 12.1 Slate blue · ΔE 12.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAEC7A

Analogous#7AB1EC, #B57AEC

Triadic#EC7C7A, #7AEC7C

Split complementary#ECB57A, #B1EC7A

Tetradic#EC7AB1, #EAEC7A, #7AECB5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D4D3F9

Lighter +10%#A8A7F2

Darker −10%#504DE6

Darker −20%#2421DF

Darker −30%#1C1AB3

Darker −40%#151387

More saturated +25%#6A67FF

Less saturated −25%#8E8DD9

Channel breakdown

R124

G122

B236

Red124 (48.6%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue241.05°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 7A · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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