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Recognised as Colour

#4044EE

  • #4044EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4044EE is a blue with RGB values 64, 68, 238 and HSL 239°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4044EE#4044EE
HEX#4044EE
RGBrgb(64, 68, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2667, 0.9333
RGB percentages25.1%, 26.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(238.6, 83.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 73.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK73.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,211,950
CSS custom property--colour: #4044EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#BFBB11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEA40
Analogous#409BEE, #9340EE
Triadic#EE4044, #44EE40
Split complementary#EE9340, #9BEE40
Tetradic#EE409B, #EEEA40, #40EE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFF
Lighter +30%#CCCEFB
Lighter +20%#9EA0F6
Lighter +10%#6F72F2
Darker −10%#1519E6
Darker −20%#1014B8
Darker −30%#0C0F89
Darker −40%#080A5A
More saturated +25%#2F34FF
Less saturated −25%#5A5DD4

Channel breakdown

R64
G68
B238
Red64 (25.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue238.62°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G 44 · B EE

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