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Recognised as Colour

#0044EC

  • #0044EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0044EC is a blue with RGB values 0, 68, 236 and HSL 223°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0044EC#0044EC
HEX#0044EC
RGBrgb(0, 68, 236)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2667, 0.9255
RGB percentages0%, 26.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(222.7, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK100%, 71.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer17,644
CSS custom property--colour: #0044EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FFBB13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 30Dark violet · ΔE 32Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA800
Analogous#00BAEC, #3200EC
Triadic#EC0044, #44EC00
Split complementary#EC3200, #BAEC00
Tetradic#EC00BA, #ECA800, #00EC32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CDFF
Lighter +30%#86A9FF
Lighter +20%#5385FF
Lighter +10%#2060FF
Darker −10%#0035B9
Darker −20%#002786
Darker −30%#001853
Darker −40%#000920
More saturated +25%#0044EC
Less saturated −25%#1D50CF

Channel breakdown

R0
G68
B236
Red0 (0%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 44 · B EC

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