Colour

#044FFF

#044FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#044FFF is a blue with RGB values 4, 79, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#044FFF#044FFF

HEX#044FFF

RGBrgb(4, 79, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.3098, 1

RGB percentages1.6%, 31%, 100%

HSLhsl(222.1, 100%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 98.4%, 100%)

CMYK98.4%, 69%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer282,623

CSS custom property--colour: #044FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#FBB000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#0081A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.9 Blue violet · ΔE 25.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 33.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5 Royal blue · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB404

Analogous#04CCFF, #3704FF

Triadic#FF044F, #4FFF04

Split complementary#FF3704, #CCFF04

Tetradic#FF04CC, #FFB404, #04FF37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0DEFF

Lighter +30%#9DBAFF

Lighter +20%#6A97FF

Lighter +10%#3773FF

Darker −10%#003ED0

Darker −20%#002F9D

Darker −30%#00206A

Darker −40%#001037

More saturated +25%#044FFF

Less saturated −25%#235CE0

Channel breakdown

G79

B255

Red4 (1.6%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue222.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 4F · B FF

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