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Recognised as Colour

#2876FF

  • #2876FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2876FF is a blue with RGB values 40, 118, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2876FF#2876FF
HEX#2876FF
RGBrgb(40, 118, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4627, 1
RGB percentages15.7%, 46.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.2, 100%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 84.3%, 100%)
CMYK84.3%, 53.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,651,903
CSS custom property--colour: #2876FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D78900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#0098AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB128
Analogous#28E2FF, #4528FF
Triadic#FF2876, #76FF28
Split complementary#FF4628, #E2FF28
Tetradic#FF28E2, #FFB128, #28FF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F8FF
Lighter +30%#C1D7FF
Lighter +20%#8EB7FF
Lighter +10%#5B96FF
Darker −10%#0059F4
Darker −20%#0046C1
Darker −30%#00348E
Darker −40%#00215B
More saturated +25%#2876FF
Less saturated −25%#437DE4

Channel breakdown

R40
G118
B255
Red40 (15.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 76 · B FF

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