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Colour

#0044AF

  • #0044AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0044AF is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 175 and HSL 217°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0044AF#0044AF
HEX#0044AF
RGBrgb(0, 68, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 61.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,583
CSS custom property--colour: #0044AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FFBB50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#006073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF6B00
Analogous#009BAF, #1400AF
Triadic#AF0044, #44AF00
Split complementary#AF1400, #9BAF00
Tetradic#AF009B, #AF6B00, #00AF14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CAFFF
Lighter +30%#4990FF
Lighter +20%#1671FF
Lighter +10%#0058E2
Darker −10%#00307C
Darker −20%#001C49
Darker −30%#000916
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0044AF
Less saturated −25%#164999

Channel breakdown

R0
G68
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue216.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B AF

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