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Colour

#4444DD

  • #4444DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#4444DD is a blue with RGB values 68, 68, 221 and HSL 240°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#4444DD#4444DD
HEX#4444DD
HEX (short)#44D
RGBrgb(68, 68, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2667, 0.8667
RGB percentages26.7%, 26.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 69.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 69.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK69.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,474,077
CSS custom property--colour: #4444DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#BBBB22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 25Dark blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDD44
Analogous#4491DD, #9144DD
Triadic#DD4444, #44DD44
Split complementary#DD9144, #91DD44
Tetradic#DD4491, #DDDD44, #44DD91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1FC
Lighter +30%#C5C5F5
Lighter +20%#9A9AED
Lighter +10%#6F6FE5
Darker −10%#2525C9
Darker −20%#1D1D9E
Darker −30%#151573
Darker −40%#0D0D48
More saturated +25%#2828F9
Less saturated −25%#6060C1

Channel breakdown

R68
G68
B221
Red68 (26.7%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 44 · B DD

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