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Recognised as Colour

#44638D

  • #44638D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#44638D is a blue with RGB values 68, 99, 141 and HSL 215°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#44638D#44638D
HEX#44638D
RGBrgb(68, 99, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3882, 0.5529
RGB percentages26.7%, 38.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(214.5, 34.9%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 51.8%, 55.3%)
CMYK51.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,481,933
CSS custom property--colour: #44638D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#BB9C72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53658Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#216C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Gray · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D6E44
Analogous#44878D, #4A448D
Triadic#8D4463, #638D44
Split complementary#8D4A44, #878D44
Tetradic#8D4487, #8D6E44, #448D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECCDF
Lighter +30%#9BB1CF
Lighter +20%#7996BE
Lighter +10%#567BAE
Darker −10%#334B6B
Darker −20%#233348
Darker −30%#121B26
Darker −40%#020203
More saturated +25%#2A5FA7
Less saturated −25%#5E6773

Channel breakdown

R68
G99
B141
Red68 (26.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue214.52°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 63 · B 8D

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