Colour

#0044BD

#0044BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0044BD is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 189 and HSL 218°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0044BD#0044BD

HEX#0044BD

RGBrgb(0, 68, 189)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.7412

RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(218.4, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK100%, 64%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,597

CSS custom property--colour: #0044BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#FFBB42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00657Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.5 Slate blue · ΔE 16.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.4 Navy · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD7900

Analogous#00A2BD, #1B00BD

Triadic#BD0044, #44BD00

Split complementary#BD1B00, #A2BD00

Tetradic#BD00A2, #BD7900, #00BD1B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AB4FF

Lighter +30%#5793FF

Lighter +20%#2473FF

Lighter +10%#0056F0

Darker −10%#00328A

Darker −20%#001F57

Darker −30%#000D24

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0044BD

Less saturated −25%#184BA5

Channel breakdown

G68

B189

Red0 (0%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue218.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B BD

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