Colour

#0044B8

#0044B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0044B8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 184 and HSL 218°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0044B8

RGBrgb(0, 68, 184)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.7216

RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(217.8, 100%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 100%, 72.2%)

CMYK100%, 63%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,592

CSS custom property--colour: #0044B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#FFBB47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.1 Slate blue · ΔE 15.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B87400

Analogous#00A0B8, #1800B8

Triadic#B80044, #44B800

Split complementary#B81800, #A0B800

Tetradic#B800A0, #B87400, #00B818

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#85B2FF

Lighter +30%#5292FF

Lighter +20%#1F72FF

Lighter +10%#0057EB

Darker −10%#003185

Darker −20%#001E52

Darker −30%#000B1F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0044B8

Less saturated −25%#174AA1

Channel breakdown

G68

B184

Red0 (0%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue217.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B B8

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Colour values

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