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Colour

#7D7BBB

  • #7D7BBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7D7BBB is a blue with RGB values 125, 123, 187 and HSL 242°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7D7BBB#7D7BBB
HEX#7D7BBB
RGBrgb(125, 123, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4824, 0.7333
RGB percentages49%, 48.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(241.9, 32%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 34.2%, 73.3%)
CMYK33.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,223,675
CSS custom property--colour: #7D7BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#828444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6883BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6680B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6D8792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BB7B
Analogous#7B99BB, #9D7BBB
Triadic#BB7D7B, #7BBB7D
Split complementary#BB9D7B, #99BB7B
Tetradic#BB7B99, #B9BB7B, #7BBB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0EF
Lighter +20%#BFBEDE
Lighter +10%#9E9DCC
Darker −10%#5C59AA
Darker −20%#494789
Darker −30%#373568
Darker −40%#252446
More saturated +25%#6662D4
Less saturated −25%#9494A2

Channel breakdown

R125
G123
B187
Red125 (49%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue241.88°
Saturation (HSL)32%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 7B · B BB

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