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Recognised as Colour

#276FE9

  • #276FE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#276FE9 is a blue with RGB values 39, 111, 233 and HSL 218°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#276FE9#276FE9
HEX#276FE9
RGBrgb(39, 111, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4353, 0.9137
RGB percentages15.3%, 43.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(217.7, 81.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 83.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK83.3%, 52.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,584,553
CSS custom property--colour: #276FE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D89016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B7EEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.52, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A127
Analogous#27D0E9, #4027E9
Triadic#E9276F, #6FE927
Split complementary#E94027, #D0E927
Tetradic#E927D0, #E9A127, #27E940

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EAFC
Lighter +30%#B2CCF7
Lighter +20%#84ADF2
Lighter +10%#558EEE
Darker −10%#1457C9
Darker −20%#10439A
Darker −30%#0B2F6C
Darker −40%#061B3E
More saturated +25%#1169FF
Less saturated −25%#4577CB

Channel breakdown

R39
G111
B233
Red39 (15.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue217.73°
Saturation (HSL)81.51%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 6F · B E9

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