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Recognised as Colour

#7E72A4

  • #7E72A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E72A4 is a blue with RGB values 126, 114, 164 and HSL 254°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E72A4#7E72A4
HEX#7E72A4
RGBrgb(126, 114, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4471, 0.6431
RGB percentages49.4%, 44.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(254.4, 21.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 30.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK23.2%, 30.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,286,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7E72A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#818D5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6778A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#767A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A472
Analogous#727FA4, #9772A4
Triadic#A47E72, #72A47E
Split complementary#A49772, #7FA472
Tetradic#A4727F, #98A472, #72A497

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEEF4
Lighter +30%#D3CFE0
Lighter +20%#B7B0CC
Lighter +10%#9A91B8
Darker −10%#65598A
Darker −20%#4E456B
Darker −30%#37314C
Darker −40%#211D2D
More saturated +25%#6F55C1
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R126
G114
B164
Red126 (49.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue254.4°
Saturation (HSL)21.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 72 · B A4

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