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Recognised as Colour

#7C83FF

  • #7C83FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7C83FF is a blue with RGB values 124, 131, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7C83FF#7C83FF
HEX#7C83FF
RGBrgb(124, 131, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.5137, 1
RGB percentages48.6%, 51.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.8, 100%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 51.4%, 100%)
CMYK51.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,160,255
CSS custom property--colour: #7C83FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#837C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#398BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#439EB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF87C
Analogous#7CC4FF, #B77CFF
Triadic#FF7C83, #83FF7C
Split complementary#FFB77C, #C5FF7C
Tetradic#FF7CC4, #FFF87C, #7CFFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E4FF
Lighter +10%#AFB3FF
Darker −10%#4953FF
Darker −20%#1622FF
Darker −30%#000CE2
Darker −40%#0009AF
More saturated +25%#7C83FF
Less saturated −25%#8C92EF

Channel breakdown

R124
G131
B255
Red124 (48.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 83 · B FF

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