Colour

#7C83EC

#7C83EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7C83EC is a blue with RGB values 124, 131, 236 and HSL 236°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7C83EC

RGBrgb(124, 131, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5137, 0.9255

RGB percentages48.6%, 51.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(236.3, 74.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 47.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK47.5%, 44.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,160,236

CSS custom property--colour: #7C83EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#837C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5891F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F89EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5399ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1 Royal blue · ΔE 15.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE57C

Analogous#7CBBEC, #AD7CEC

Triadic#EC7C83, #83EC7C

Split complementary#ECAD7C, #BBEC7C

Tetradic#EC7CBB, #ECE57C, #7CECAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D5D7F9

Lighter +10%#A9ADF2

Darker −10%#4F59E6

Darker −20%#232FDF

Darker −30%#1A24B5

Darker −40%#141B88

More saturated +25%#6973FF

Less saturated −25%#8F93D9

Channel breakdown

R124

G131

B236

Red124 (48.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue236.25°

Saturation (HSL)74.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 83 · B EC

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