What color is #0076FF?

#0076FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0076FF?

The RGB value is 0, 118, 255: 0 red, 118 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0076FF?

The complementary color is #FF8900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0076FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0076FF color

#0076FF rgb(0, 118, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0076FF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 46.3% green and 100% blue (0, 118, 255).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hadfield Blue (#1177FF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#0076FF color codes

HEX	`#0076FF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 118, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 46.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 25.06, -75.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 79.33, 288.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.522, 20.174, 97.19)`
Decimal	`30463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0076FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0076FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0076FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0076FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0076ff; }
.text { color: #0076ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0076ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 118 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0076ff, #0900ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0076FF?: #0076FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0076FF?: The RGB value is 0, 118, 255: 0 red, 118 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0076FF?: The complementary color is #FF8900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0076FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.