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Recognised as Colour

#978EF7

  • #978EF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#978EF7 is a blue with RGB values 151, 142, 247 and HSL 245°, 87%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#978EF7#978EF7
HEX#978EF7
RGBrgb(151, 142, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5569, 0.9686
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.7%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(245.1, 86.8%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 42.5%, 96.9%)
CMYK38.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,535
CSS custom property--colour: #978EF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#687108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699EFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6798F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7CA3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEF78E
Analogous#8EBAF7, #CB8EF7
Triadic#F7978E, #8EF797
Split complementary#F7CB8E, #BAF78E
Tetradic#F78EBA, #EEF78E, #8EF7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEDFE
Lighter +10%#C3BEFA
Darker −10%#6B5EF4
Darker −20%#3F2FF0
Darker −30%#2110DC
Darker −40%#1A0CAD
More saturated +25%#9086FF
Less saturated −25%#A49DE8

Channel breakdown

R151
G142
B247
Red151 (59.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue245.14°
Saturation (HSL)86.78%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8E · B F7

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