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Colour

#276AF9

  • #276AF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#276AF9 is a blue with RGB values 39, 106, 249 and HSL 221°, 95%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#276AF9#276AF9
HEX#276AF9
RGBrgb(39, 106, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4157, 0.9765
RGB percentages15.3%, 41.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(220.9, 94.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 84.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK84.3%, 57.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,583,289
CSS custom property--colour: #276AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D89506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9B627
Analogous#27D3F9, #4D27F9
Triadic#F9276A, #6AF927
Split complementary#F94D27, #D3F927
Tetradic#F927D3, #F9B627, #27F94D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF3FF
Lighter +30%#BCD1FD
Lighter +20%#8AAEFC
Lighter +10%#598CFA
Darker −10%#064EE7
Darker −20%#053DB5
Darker −30%#042C83
Darker −40%#021C52
More saturated +25%#2168FF
Less saturated −25%#4374DD

Channel breakdown

R39
G106
B249
Red39 (15.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue220.86°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 6A · B F9

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