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Recognised as Colour

#4448EC

  • #4448EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#4448EC is a blue with RGB values 68, 72, 236 and HSL 239°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4448EC#4448EC
HEX#4448EC
RGBrgb(68, 72, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2824, 0.9255
RGB percentages26.7%, 28.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(238.6, 81.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 71.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK71.2%, 69.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,475,116
CSS custom property--colour: #4448EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#BBB713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECE844
Analogous#449CEC, #9444EC
Triadic#EC4448, #48EC44
Split complementary#EC9444, #9CEC44
Tetradic#EC449C, #ECE844, #44EC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CFD0FA
Lighter +20%#A1A3F5
Lighter +10%#7275F1
Darker −10%#171CE6
Darker −20%#1317B7
Darker −30%#0E1189
Darker −40%#090B5B
More saturated +25%#3136FF
Less saturated −25%#5E61D2

Channel breakdown

R68
G72
B236
Red68 (26.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.57°
Saturation (HSL)81.55%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 48 · B EC

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