Colour

#0076EA

#0076EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0076EA is a blue with RGB values 0, 118, 234 and HSL 210°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0076EA#0076EA

HEX#0076EA

RGBrgb(0, 118, 234)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4627, 0.9176

RGB percentages0%, 46.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(209.7, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK100%, 49.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer30,442

CSS custom property--colour: #0076EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#FF8915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2982EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0070E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0093A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EA7400

Analogous#00EAE9, #0001EA

Triadic#EA0076, #76EA00

Split complementary#EA0001, #EAE900

Tetradic#E900EA, #EA7400, #01EA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7DBFF

Lighter +30%#84C2FF

Lighter +20%#51A9FF

Lighter +10%#1E8FFF

Darker −10%#005CB7

Darker −20%#004384

Darker −30%#002951

Darker −40%#000F1E

More saturated +25%#0076EA

Less saturated −25%#1D76CD

Channel breakdown

G118

B234

Red0 (0%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue209.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 76 · B EA

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