Colour

#044AE0

#044AE0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#044AE0 is a blue with RGB values 4, 74, 224 and HSL 221°, 96%, 45%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#044AE0#044AE0

HEX#044AE0

RGBrgb(4, 74, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2902, 0.8784

RGB percentages1.6%, 29%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(220.9, 96.5%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 98.2%, 87.8%)

CMYK98.2%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer281,312

CSS custom property--colour: #044AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#FBB51F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00748Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark blue · ΔE 27.8 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Navy · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E09A04

Analogous#04B8E0, #2C04E0

Triadic#E0044A, #4AE004

Split complementary#E02C04, #B8E004

Tetradic#E004B8, #E09A04, #04E02C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2CAFE

Lighter +30%#80A8FD

Lighter +20%#4E85FC

Lighter +10%#1C63FB

Darker −10%#0339AE

Darker −20%#02297C

Darker −30%#01184A

Darker −40%#000818

More saturated +25%#0049E4

Less saturated −25%#2054C3

Channel breakdown

G74

B224

Red4 (1.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue220.91°

Saturation (HSL)96.49%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 4A · B E0

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Colour values

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