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Recognised as Colour

#7D78AA

  • #7D78AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7D78AA is a blue with RGB values 125, 120, 170 and HSL 246°, 23%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7D78AA#7D78AA
HEX#7D78AA
RGBrgb(125, 120, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4706, 0.6667
RGB percentages49%, 47.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(246, 22.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 29.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK26.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,222,890
CSS custom property--colour: #7D78AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#828755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7FACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#73818Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 28.6Gray · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5AA78
Analogous#788CAA, #9678AA
Triadic#AA7D78, #78AA7D
Split complementary#AA9678, #8CAA78
Tetradic#AA788C, #A5AA78, #78AA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5F9
Lighter +30%#D7D6E5
Lighter +20%#B9B7D1
Lighter +10%#9B97BE
Darker −10%#625C93
Darker −20%#4D4973
Darker −30%#383554
Darker −40%#232135
More saturated +25%#675DC5
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R125
G120
B170
Red125 (49%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)22.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 78 · B AA

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