Colour

#7C7DEB

#7C7DEB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7C7DEB is a blue with RGB values 124, 125, 235 and HSL 239°, 74%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7C7DEB

RGBrgb(124, 125, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4902, 0.9216

RGB percentages48.6%, 49%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(239.5, 73.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 47.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK47.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,158,699

CSS custom property--colour: #7C7DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#838214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E8DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4685E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5494A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7 Royal blue · ΔE 13.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBEA7C

Analogous#7CB4EB, #B37CEB

Triadic#EB7C7D, #7DEB7C

Split complementary#EBB37C, #B4EB7C

Tetradic#EB7CB4, #EBEA7C, #7CEBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D4D5F9

Lighter +10%#A8A9F2

Darker −10%#5051E4

Darker −20%#2425DD

Darker −30%#1B1DB3

Darker −40%#151686

More saturated +25%#696AFE

Less saturated −25%#8F90D8

Channel breakdown

R124

G125

B235

Red124 (48.6%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue239.46°

Saturation (HSL)73.51%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 7D · B EB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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