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Recognised as Colour

#276AC5

  • #276AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#276AC5 is a blue with RGB values 39, 106, 197 and HSL 215°, 67%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#276AC5#276AC5
HEX#276AC5
RGBrgb(39, 106, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4157, 0.7725
RGB percentages15.3%, 41.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(214.6, 66.9%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 80.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK80.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,583,237
CSS custom property--colour: #276AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D8953A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3973C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E65C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58227
Analogous#27B9C5, #3327C5
Triadic#C5276A, #6AC527
Split complementary#C53327, #B9C527
Tetradic#C527B9, #C58227, #27C533

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D8F3
Lighter +30%#9ABCEB
Lighter +20%#6FA0E3
Lighter +10%#4584DA
Darker −10%#1F539A
Darker −20%#163C70
Darker −30%#0E2545
Darker −40%#050E1B
More saturated +25%#0966E3
Less saturated −25%#446EA7

Channel breakdown

R39
G106
B197
Red39 (15.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue214.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.95%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 6A · B C5

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