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Colour

#7D7DFD

  • #7D7DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7D7DFD is a blue with RGB values 125, 125, 253 and HSL 240°, 97%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7D7DFD#7D7DFD
HEX#7D7DFD
RGBrgb(125, 125, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.4902, 0.9922
RGB percentages49%, 49%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(240, 97%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 50.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,224,253
CSS custom property--colour: #7D7DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#828202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F87FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4999B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFD7D
Analogous#7DBDFD, #BD7DFD
Triadic#FD7D7D, #7DFD7D
Split complementary#FDBD7D, #BDFD7D
Tetradic#FD7DBD, #FDFD7D, #7DFDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E1FF
Lighter +10%#AFAFFE
Darker −10%#4B4BFC
Darker −20%#1919FB
Darker −30%#0303DE
Darker −40%#0303AB
More saturated +25%#7B7BFF
Less saturated −25%#8E8EED

Channel breakdown

R125
G125
B253
Red125 (49%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)96.97%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 7D · B FD

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