Recognised as Colour

#44456F

#44456F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#44456F is a blue with RGB values 68, 69, 111 and HSL 239°, 24%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#44456F

RGBrgb(68, 69, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2706, 0.4353

RGB percentages26.7%, 27.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(238.6, 24%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 38.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK38.7%, 37.8%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,474,223

CSS custom property--colour: #44456F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#BBBA90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384A71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#35476Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#384D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F6E44

Analogous#445B6F, #58446F

Triadic#6F4445, #456F44

Split complementary#6F5844, #5B6F44

Tetradic#6F445A, #6F6E44, #446F58

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B1CF

Lighter +30%#9192BB

Lighter +20%#7172A8

Lighter +10%#57598F

Darker −10%#31314F

Darker −20%#1D1E30

Darker −30%#0A0A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E3085

Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R68

G69

B111

Red68 (26.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue238.6°

Saturation (HSL)24.02%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 45 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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