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Recognised as Colour

#7F7EE4

  • #7F7EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#7F7EE4 is a blue with RGB values 127, 126, 228 and HSL 241°, 65%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#7F7EE4#7F7EE4
HEX#7F7EE4
RGBrgb(127, 126, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4941, 0.8941
RGB percentages49.8%, 49.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(240.6, 65.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 44.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK44.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,355,556
CSS custom property--colour: #7F7EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#80811B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#568DE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5086E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5E93A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E47E
Analogous#7EB0E4, #B27EE4
Triadic#E47F7E, #7EE47F
Split complementary#E4B27E, #B0E47E
Tetradic#E47EB0, #E3E47E, #7EE4B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D3D2F6
Lighter +10%#A9A8ED
Darker −10%#5554DB
Darker −20%#2D2CD0
Darker −30%#2423A6
Darker −40%#1B1A7C
More saturated +25%#6C6AF8
Less saturated −25%#9292D1

Channel breakdown

R127
G126
B228
Red127 (49.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue240.59°
Saturation (HSL)65.38%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 7E · B E4

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