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#0076EE

#0076EE is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Azure Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 46.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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4.35:1 AA Large
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4.83:1 AA
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4.35:1 AA Large
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4.83:1 AA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0076EE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#0076EE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #0076EE

What color is #0076EE?

#0076EE is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Azure Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 46.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #0076EE in RGB?

#0076EE is rgb(0, 118, 238): 0 red, 118 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #0076EE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(100, 50, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #0076EE?

PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #0076EE?

Its complement #C05E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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