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Recognised as Colour

#7D72B9

  • #7D72B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D72B9 is a blue with RGB values 125, 114, 185 and HSL 249°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D72B9#7D72B9
HEX#7D72B9
RGBrgb(125, 114, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4471, 0.7255
RGB percentages49%, 44.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(249.3, 33.6%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 38.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK32.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,221,369
CSS custom property--colour: #7D72B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#828D46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#6F7F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Plum · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB972
Analogous#728AB9, #A172B9
Triadic#B97D72, #72B97D
Split complementary#B9A172, #8BB972
Tetradic#B9728B, #AEB972, #72B9A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFD
Lighter +30%#DBD8EC
Lighter +20%#BCB6DB
Lighter +10%#9C94CA
Darker −10%#5F52A6
Darker −20%#4C4184
Darker −30%#383062
Darker −40%#24203F
More saturated +25%#6B58D3
Less saturated −25%#8F8C9F

Channel breakdown

R125
G114
B185
Red125 (49%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue249.3°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 72 · B B9

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