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Recognised as Colour

#276DF6

  • #276DF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#276DF6 is a blue with RGB values 39, 109, 246 and HSL 220°, 92%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#276DF6#276DF6
HEX#276DF6
RGBrgb(39, 109, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4275, 0.9647
RGB percentages15.3%, 42.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(219.7, 92%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 84.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK84.1%, 55.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,584,054
CSS custom property--colour: #276DF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D89209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6B027
Analogous#27D4F6, #4927F6
Triadic#F6276D, #6DF627
Split complementary#F64927, #D4F627
Tetradic#F627D4, #F6B027, #27F649

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF1FE
Lighter +30%#BAD0FC
Lighter +20%#89AFFA
Lighter +10%#588EF8
Darker −10%#0952E1
Darker −20%#0740B0
Darker −30%#052E7F
Darker −40%#031C4E
More saturated +25%#1E6AFF
Less saturated −25%#4376DA

Channel breakdown

R39
G109
B246
Red39 (15.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue219.71°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 6D · B F6

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