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Recognised as Colour

#276FEF

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

#276FEF is a blue with RGB values 39, 111, 239 and HSL 218°, 86%, 55%. 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

#276FEF#276FEF
HEX#276FEF
RGBrgb(39, 111, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4353, 0.9373
RGB percentages15.3%, 43.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(218.4, 86.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 83.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK83.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,584,559
CSS custom property--colour: #276FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D89010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 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 text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA727
Analogous#27D3EF, #4327EF
Triadic#EF276F, #6FEF27
Split complementary#EF4327, #D3EF27
Tetradic#EF27D3, #EFA727, #27EF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5EEFD
Lighter +30%#B5CEFA
Lighter +20%#86AEF6
Lighter +10%#568FF3
Darker −10%#1056D3
Darker −20%#0C43A4
Darker −30%#092F74
Darker −40%#051C45
More saturated +25%#176BFF
Less saturated −25%#4477D2

Channel breakdown

R39
G111
B239
Red39 (15.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue218.4°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 6F · B EF

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