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Recognised as Colour

#7E7ACC

  • #7E7ACC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7E7ACC is a blue with RGB values 126, 122, 204 and HSL 243°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7E7ACC#7E7ACC
HEX#7E7ACC
RGBrgb(126, 122, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4784, 0.8
RGB percentages49.4%, 47.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(242.9, 44.6%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 40.2%, 80%)
CMYK38.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,288,972
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#818533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E86CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#688A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CC7A
Analogous#7A9FCC, #A77ACC
Triadic#CC7E7A, #7ACC7E
Split complementary#CCA77A, #9FCC7A
Tetradic#CC7A9F, #C8CC7A, #7ACCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E9F6
Lighter +20%#C6C4E8
Lighter +10%#A29FDA
Darker −10%#5A55BE
Darker −20%#433EA2
Darker −30%#34307D
Darker −40%#242258
More saturated +25%#6963E3
Less saturated −25%#9391B5

Channel breakdown

R126
G122
B204
Red126 (49.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)44.57%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 7A · B CC

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