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Colour

#0044CC

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

#0044CC is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 204 and HSL 220°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0044CC#0044CC
HEX#0044CC
HEX (short)#04C
RGBrgb(0, 68, 204)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.8
RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 100%, 80%)
CMYK100%, 66.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,612
CSS custom property--colour: #0044CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FFBB33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8800
Analogous#00AACC, #2200CC
Triadic#CC0044, #44CC00
Split complementary#CC2200, #AACC00
Tetradic#CC00AA, #CC8800, #00CC22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BBFF
Lighter +30%#6699FF
Lighter +20%#3377FF
Lighter +10%#0055FF
Darker −10%#003399
Darker −20%#002266
Darker −30%#001133
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0044CC
Less saturated −25%#194DB3

Channel breakdown

R0
G68
B204
Red0 (0%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B CC

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