Recognised as Colour

#7C80DF

#7C80DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7C80DF is a blue with RGB values 124, 128, 223 and HSL 238°, 61%, 68%. 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

#7C80DF#7C80DF

HEX#7C80DF

RGBrgb(124, 128, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.502, 0.8745

RGB percentages48.6%, 50.2%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(237.6, 60.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 44.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK44.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,159,455

CSS custom property--colour: #7C80DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#837F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C8DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5586DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5B94A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 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 text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFDB7C

Analogous#7CB1DF, #AA7CDF

Triadic#DF7C80, #80DF7C

Split complementary#DFAA7C, #B1DF7C

Tetradic#DF7CB1, #DFDB7C, #7CDFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F7FD

Lighter +20%#CECFF3

Lighter +10%#A5A8E9

Darker −10%#5358D5

Darker −20%#3036C5

Darker −30%#262B9C

Darker −40%#1C2073

More saturated +25%#686DF3

Less saturated −25%#9093CB

Channel breakdown

R124

G128

B223

Red124 (48.6%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue237.58°

Saturation (HSL)60.74%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 80 · B DF

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Colour harmonies

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