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Colour

#044AE2

  • #044AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#044AE2 is a blue with RGB values 4, 74, 226 and HSL 221°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#044AE2#044AE2
HEX#044AE2
RGBrgb(4, 74, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2902, 0.8863
RGB percentages1.6%, 29%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(221.1, 96.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 98.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK98.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer281,314
CSS custom property--colour: #044AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FBB51D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 28.1Blue violet · ΔE 28.7Medium blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29C04
Analogous#04B9E2, #2D04E2
Triadic#E2044A, #4AE204
Split complementary#E22D04, #B9E204
Tetradic#E204B9, #E29C04, #04E22D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4CBFE
Lighter +30%#82A9FD
Lighter +20%#5086FC
Lighter +10%#1E64FB
Darker −10%#033AB0
Darker −20%#02297E
Darker −30%#01194C
Darker −40%#00081A
More saturated +25%#0049E6
Less saturated −25%#2155C5

Channel breakdown

R4
G74
B226
Red4 (1.6%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue221.08°
Saturation (HSL)96.52%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 4A · B E2

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