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#1476FF Color

#1476FF is rgb(20, 118, 255) in RGB, hsl(215, 100%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue (Crayola) (#1F75FE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1476FF
HEX#1476FF
RGBrgb(20, 118, 255)
HSLhsl(215, 100%, 54%)
HSVhsv(215, 92%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.221 259.1)
LABlab(50.93% 15.14 -76.77)
LCHlch(50.93% 78.24 281.16)

What #1476FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1476FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#1476FF Channel Values

How #1476FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 118 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 100% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 92% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1476FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1476FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1476FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1476FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1476FF.

How #1476FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1476FF
Protanopia#6D6DFF
Protanomaly#5670FF
Deuteranopia#6363FF
Deuteranomaly#4E6BFF
Tritanopia#009191
Tritanomaly#0087C7
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1476FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1476ff: #1476FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1476FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1476ff': '#1476FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.463, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_1476ff">#1476FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#1476FF"

More Blue Colors

#1476FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1476FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1476FF?

#1476FF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(20, 118, 255) in RGB and hsl(215, 100%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue (Crayola) (#1F75FE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.95.

What is the RGB value of #1476FF?

#1476FF is rgb(20, 118, 255) — red 20, green 118, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1476FF?

#1476FF converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1476FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1476FF scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1476FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1476FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.23, which is visibly different.

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