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Recognised as Colour

#4448EF

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

#4448EF is a blue with RGB values 68, 72, 239 and HSL 239°, 84%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#4448EF#4448EF
HEX#4448EF
RGBrgb(68, 72, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2824, 0.9373
RGB percentages26.7%, 28.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(238.6, 84.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 71.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK71.5%, 69.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,475,119
CSS custom property--colour: #4448EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#BBB710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Medium blue · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEB44
Analogous#449EEF, #9544EF
Triadic#EF4448, #48EF44
Split complementary#EF9644, #9DEF44
Tetradic#EF449E, #EFEB44, #44EF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1D2FB
Lighter +20%#A2A4F7
Lighter +10%#7376F3
Darker −10%#151AEB
Darker −20%#1014BD
Darker −30%#0C0F8E
Darker −40%#080A5F
More saturated +25%#3439FF
Less saturated −25%#5D60D6

Channel breakdown

R68
G72
B239
Red68 (26.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue238.6°
Saturation (HSL)84.24%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 48 · B EF

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