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Recognised as Colour

#7E78AC

  • #7E78AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7E78AC is a blue with RGB values 126, 120, 172 and HSL 247°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7E78AC#7E78AC
HEX#7E78AC
RGBrgb(126, 120, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4706, 0.6745
RGB percentages49.4%, 47.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(246.9, 23.9%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 30.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK26.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,288,428
CSS custom property--colour: #7E78AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#818753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A7DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#74818Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 28.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AC78
Analogous#788CAC, #9878AC
Triadic#AC7E78, #78AC7E
Split complementary#AC9878, #8CAC78
Tetradic#AC788C, #A6AC78, #78AC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F6FA
Lighter +30%#D9D7E6
Lighter +20%#BAB7D3
Lighter +10%#9C98BF
Darker −10%#625C95
Darker −20%#4E4876
Darker −30%#393556
Darker −40%#242236
More saturated +25%#695DC7
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R126
G120
B172
Red126 (49.4%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue246.92°
Saturation (HSL)23.85%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 78 · B AC

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