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Recognised as Colour

#444A8A

  • #444A8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#444A8A is a blue with RGB values 68, 74, 138 and HSL 235°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#444A8A#444A8A
HEX#444A8A
RGBrgb(68, 74, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.2902, 0.5412
RGB percentages26.7%, 29%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(234.9, 34%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 50.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK50.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,475,530
CSS custom property--colour: #444A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#BBB575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F538Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#294D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#295863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 31.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8444
Analogous#446D8A, #61448A
Triadic#8A444A, #4A8A44
Split complementary#8A6144, #6D8A44
Tetradic#8A446D, #8A8444, #448A61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBFDE
Lighter +30%#9A9ECD
Lighter +20%#787EBC
Lighter +10%#565DAB
Darker −10%#333868
Darker −20%#222546
Darker −30%#111324
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#2A35A4
Less saturated −25%#5E5F70

Channel breakdown

R68
G74
B138
Red68 (26.7%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue234.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 4A · B 8A

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