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Recognised as Colour

#7D81EB

  • #7D81EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7D81EB is a blue with RGB values 125, 129, 235 and HSL 238°, 73%, 71%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#7D81EB#7D81EB
HEX#7D81EB
RGBrgb(125, 129, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5059, 0.9216
RGB percentages49%, 50.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.8, 73.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 46.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK46.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,225,259
CSS custom property--colour: #7D81EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#827E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5690EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D88E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5697ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE77D
Analogous#7DB8EB, #B07DEB
Triadic#EB7D81, #81EB7D
Split complementary#EBB07D, #B8EB7D
Tetradic#EB7DB8, #EBE77D, #7DEBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5D7F9
Lighter +10%#A9ACF2
Darker −10%#5156E4
Darker −20%#252BDD
Darker −30%#1C21B3
Darker −40%#151987
More saturated +25%#6A70FE
Less saturated −25%#9092D8

Channel breakdown

R125
G129
B235
Red125 (49%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.82°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7D · G 81 · B EB

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