Colour

#444E5A

#444E5A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#444E5A is a blue with RGB values 68, 78, 90 and HSL 213°, 14%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#444E5A#444E5A

HEX#444E5A

RGBrgb(68, 78, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3059, 0.3529

RGB percentages26.7%, 30.6%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(212.7, 13.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 24.4%, 35.3%)

CMYK24.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,476,506

CSS custom property--colour: #444E5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1

Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#BBB1A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#474C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#3E5152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A5044

Analogous#44595A, #45445A

Triadic#5A444E, #4E5A44

Split complementary#5A4544, #595A44

Tetradic#5A4459, #5A5044, #445A45

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABB4BF

Lighter +30%#8E9AA9

Lighter +20%#718093

Lighter +10%#5A6777

Darker −10%#2E353D

Darker −20%#181C20

Darker −30%#020203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#304C6E

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R68

G78

B90

Red68 (26.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue212.73°

Saturation (HSL)13.92%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 4E · B 5A

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