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Recognised as Colour

#4446AA

  • #4446AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#4446AA is a blue with RGB values 68, 70, 170 and HSL 239°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#4446AA#4446AA
HEX#4446AA
RGBrgb(68, 70, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2745, 0.6667
RGB percentages26.7%, 27.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(238.8, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK60%, 58.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,474,538
CSS custom property--colour: #4446AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#BBB955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Midnight blue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA844
Analogous#4479AA, #7544AA
Triadic#AA4446, #46AA44
Split complementary#AA7544, #79AA44
Tetradic#AA4479, #AAA844, #44AA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECFEC
Lighter +30%#AAABDD
Lighter +20%#8687CE
Lighter +10%#6163C0
Darker −10%#353786
Darker −20%#272861
Darker −30%#18193D
Darker −40%#0A0A18
More saturated +25%#2629C8
Less saturated −25%#62638C

Channel breakdown

R68
G70
B170
Red68 (26.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue238.82°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 46 · B AA

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