Recognised as Colour

#276FD4

#276FD4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#276FD4 is a blue with RGB values 39, 111, 212 and HSL 215°, 69%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#276FD4

RGBrgb(39, 111, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4353, 0.8314

RGB percentages15.3%, 43.5%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(215, 68.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215, 81.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK81.6%, 47.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,584,532

CSS custom property--colour: #276FD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#D8902B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3579D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D48C27

Analogous#27C6D4, #3527D4

Triadic#D4276F, #6FD427

Split complementary#D43627, #C5D427

Tetradic#D427C6, #D48C27, #27D436

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1E0F6

Lighter +30%#A5C4EF

Lighter +20%#7AA7E7

Lighter +10%#4F8BDF

Darker −10%#1F58A9

Darker −20%#17427E

Darker −30%#0F2B53

Darker −40%#071528

More saturated +25%#086AF3

Less saturated −25%#4674B5

Channel breakdown

R39

G111

B212

Red39 (15.3%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue215.03°

Saturation (HSL)68.92%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 6F · B D4

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