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Colour

#7276EC

  • #7276EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#7276EC is a blue with RGB values 114, 118, 236 and HSL 238°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#7276EC#7276EC
HEX#7276EC
RGBrgb(114, 118, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4627, 0.9255
RGB percentages44.7%, 46.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(238, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.7%, 50%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,501,548
CSS custom property--colour: #7276EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8D8913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C88F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D7EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3D90A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE872
Analogous#72B3EC, #AB72EC
Triadic#EC7276, #76EC72
Split complementary#ECAB72, #B3EC72
Tetradic#EC72B3, #ECE872, #72ECAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FE
Lighter +20%#CCCDF8
Lighter +10%#9FA2F2
Darker −10%#454AE6
Darker −20%#1D24DB
Darker −30%#171CAE
Darker −40%#111581
More saturated +25%#5F64FF
Less saturated −25%#8689D8

Channel breakdown

R114
G118
B236
Red114 (44.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 76 · B EC

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