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Colour

#7E7EFF

  • #7E7EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#7E7EFF is a blue with RGB values 126, 126, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#7E7EFF#7E7EFF
HEX#7E7EFF
RGBrgb(126, 126, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4941, 1
RGB percentages49.4%, 49.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 50.6%, 100%)
CMYK50.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,290,047
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#818100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F88FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#499AB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF7E
Analogous#7EBFFF, #BF7EFF
Triadic#FF7E7E, #7EFF7E
Split complementary#FFBF7E, #BFFF7E
Tetradic#FF7EBF, #FFFF7E, #7EFFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E4FF
Lighter +10%#B1B1FF
Darker −10%#4B4BFF
Darker −20%#1818FF
Darker −30%#0000E4
Darker −40%#0000B1
More saturated +25%#7E7EFF
Less saturated −25%#8E8EEF

Channel breakdown

R126
G126
B255
Red126 (49.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 7E · B FF

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