Colour

#0044C8

#0044C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0044C8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 200 and HSL 220°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0044C8

RGBrgb(0, 68, 200)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.7843

RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(219.6, 100%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 100%, 78.4%)

CMYK100%, 66%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,608

CSS custom property--colour: #0044C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FFBB37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Dark blue · ΔE 24.8 Navy · ΔE 25.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C88400

Analogous#00A8C8, #2000C8

Triadic#C80044, #44C800

Split complementary#C82000, #A8C800

Tetradic#C800A8, #C88400, #00C820

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95B9FF

Lighter +30%#6297FF

Lighter +20%#2F76FF

Lighter +10%#0055FB

Darker −10%#003395

Darker −20%#002162

Darker −30%#00102F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0044C8

Less saturated −25%#194CAF

Channel breakdown

G68

B200

Red0 (0%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue219.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B C8

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