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Recognised as Colour

#044A72

  • #044A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#044A72 is a blue with RGB values 4, 74, 114 and HSL 202°, 93%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#044A72#044A72
HEX#044A72
RGBrgb(4, 74, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2902, 0.4471
RGB percentages1.6%, 29%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(201.8, 93.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 96.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK96.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer281,202
CSS custom property--colour: #044A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FBB58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374B74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#284271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#005458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#722C04
Analogous#047263, #041372
Triadic#72044A, #4A7204
Split complementary#720413, #726304
Tetradic#630472, #722C04, #137204

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#49B9F9
Lighter +30%#18A6F7
Lighter +20%#078AD5
Lighter +10%#066AA3
Darker −10%#022A41
Darker −20%#010A0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004B76
Less saturated −25%#134663

Channel breakdown

R4
G74
B114
Red4 (1.6%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 4A · B 72

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