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Recognised as Colour

#4438FB

  • #4438FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#4438FB is a blue with RGB values 68, 56, 251 and HSL 244°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#4438FB#4438FB
HEX#4438FB
RGBrgb(68, 56, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2196, 0.9843
RGB percentages26.7%, 22%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(243.7, 96.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 77.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK72.9%, 77.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,471,035
CSS custom property--colour: #4438FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11022WCAG 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 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#BBC704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Blue · ΔE 22.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5Dark blue · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFB38
Analogous#388EFB, #A538FB
Triadic#FB4438, #38FB44
Split complementary#FBA538, #8EFB38
Tetradic#FB388E, #EFFB38, #38FBA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1CEFE
Lighter +20%#A29CFD
Lighter +10%#736AFC
Darker −10%#1506FA
Darker −20%#1004C9
Darker −30%#0C0397
Darker −40%#080265
More saturated +25%#4034FF
Less saturated −25%#5A51E2

Channel breakdown

R68
G56
B251
Red68 (26.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue243.69°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 38 · B FB

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