Recognised as Colour

#44486C

#44486C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#44486C is a blue with RGB values 68, 72, 108 and HSL 234°, 23%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#44486C

RGBrgb(68, 72, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2824, 0.4235

RGB percentages26.7%, 28.2%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(234, 22.7%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234, 37%, 42.4%)

CMYK37%, 33.3%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,474,988

CSS custom property--colour: #44486C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1

Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#BBB793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A496Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#394F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 25.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C6844

Analogous#445C6C, #54446C

Triadic#6C4448, #486C44

Split complementary#6C5444, #5C6C44

Tetradic#6C445C, #6C6844, #446C54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFB2CD

Lighter +30%#9094B9

Lighter +20%#7176A5

Lighter +10%#585D8B

Darker −10%#30334D

Darker −20%#1D1E2D

Darker −30%#09090E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E3682

Less saturated −25%#585858

Channel breakdown

R68

G72

B108

Red68 (26.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue234°

Saturation (HSL)22.73%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 48 · B 6C

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Colour values

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