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Recognised as Colour

#444F55

  • #444F55
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#444F55 is a blue with RGB values 68, 79, 85 and HSL 201°, 11%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#444F55#444F55
HEX#444F55
RGBrgb(68, 79, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3098, 0.3333
RGB percentages26.7%, 31%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(201.2, 11.1%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 20%, 33.3%)
CMYK20%, 7.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,476,757
CSS custom property--colour: #444F55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#BBB0AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4C4E55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4C55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#3F5151no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#554A44
Analogous#445552, #444755
Triadic#55444F, #4F5544
Split complementary#554447, #555244
Tetradic#524455, #554A44, #475544

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#AAB5BB
Lighter +30%#8E9CA4
Lighter +20%#71848E
Lighter +10%#5B6971
Darker −10%#2D3539
Darker −20%#171A1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#315568
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R68
G79
B85
Red68 (26.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 4F · B 55

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