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Recognised as Colour

#7E73A6

  • #7E73A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E73A6 is a blue with RGB values 126, 115, 166 and HSL 253°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E73A6#7E73A6
HEX#7E73A6
RGBrgb(126, 115, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.451, 0.651
RGB percentages49.4%, 45.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(252.9, 22.3%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 30.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK24.1%, 30.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,287,142
CSS custom property--colour: #7E73A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#818C59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6879A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#767B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BA673
Analogous#7381A6, #9873A6
Triadic#A67E73, #73A67E
Split complementary#A69873, #82A673
Tetradic#A67381, #9BA673, #73A698

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0F5
Lighter +30%#D4D1E1
Lighter +20%#B7B1CE
Lighter +10%#9B92BA
Darker −10%#64598D
Darker −20%#4E466D
Darker −30%#38324E
Darker −40%#221E2F
More saturated +25%#6E56C3
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R126
G115
B166
Red126 (49.4%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)22.27%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 73 · B A6

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