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Recognised as Colour

#2876D8

  • #2876D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2876D8 is a blue with RGB values 40, 118, 216 and HSL 213°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2876D8#2876D8
HEX#2876D8
RGBrgb(40, 118, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4627, 0.8471
RGB percentages15.7%, 46.3%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(213.4, 69.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 81.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK81.5%, 45.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,651,864
CSS custom property--colour: #2876D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#D78927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#417FDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#146FD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88A28
Analogous#28CED8, #3228D8
Triadic#D82876, #76D828
Split complementary#D83228, #CED828
Tetradic#D828CE, #D88A28, #28D832

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E4F7
Lighter +30%#AAC9EF
Lighter +20%#7EADE8
Lighter +10%#5392E0
Darker −10%#1F5EAE
Darker −20%#184782
Darker −30%#102F57
Darker −40%#08182C
More saturated +25%#0872F8
Less saturated −25%#487AB8

Channel breakdown

R40
G118
B216
Red40 (15.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue213.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.29%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 76 · B D8

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