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Colour

#7E71B4

  • #7E71B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E71B4 is a blue with RGB values 126, 113, 180 and HSL 252°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E71B4#7E71B4
HEX#7E71B4
RGBrgb(126, 113, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4431, 0.7059
RGB percentages49.4%, 44.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(251.6, 30.9%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.6, 37.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK30%, 37.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,286,644
CSS custom property--colour: #7E71B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#818E4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E7BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F79B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#727D8Ano 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 text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B471
Analogous#7185B4, #A071B4
Triadic#B47E71, #71B47E
Split complementary#B4A071, #85B471
Tetradic#B47185, #A7B471, #71B4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F6FB
Lighter +30%#D9D5E9
Lighter +20%#BBB4D7
Lighter +10%#9C92C6
Darker −10%#62549E
Darker −20%#4D427D
Darker −30%#39305C
Darker −40%#241F3A
More saturated +25%#6D56CF
Less saturated −25%#8F8C99

Channel breakdown

R126
G113
B180
Red126 (49.4%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue251.64°
Saturation (HSL)30.88%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 71 · B B4

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