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Colour

#044EE8

  • #044EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#044EE8 is a blue with RGB values 4, 78, 232 and HSL 221°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#044EE8#044EE8
HEX#044EE8
RGBrgb(4, 78, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3059, 0.9098
RGB percentages1.6%, 30.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(220.5, 96.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 98.3%, 91%)
CMYK98.3%, 66.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer282,344
CSS custom property--colour: #044EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#FBB117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Blue violet · ΔE 29Dark blue · ΔE 29.9Medium blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E89E04
Analogous#04C0E8, #2C04E8
Triadic#E8044E, #4EE804
Split complementary#E82C04, #C0E804
Tetradic#E804C0, #E89E04, #04E82C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD0FE
Lighter +30%#88AEFD
Lighter +20%#568CFC
Lighter +10%#246AFB
Darker −10%#033DB6
Darker −20%#022C84
Darker −30%#011B52
Darker −40%#010B1F
More saturated +25%#004DEC
Less saturated −25%#2258CA

Channel breakdown

R4
G78
B232
Red4 (1.6%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue220.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 4E · B E8

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