Recognised as Colour

#44718C

#44718C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#44718C is a blue with RGB values 68, 113, 140 and HSL 203°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#44718C

RGBrgb(68, 113, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4431, 0.549

RGB percentages26.7%, 44.3%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(202.5, 34.6%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 51.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK51.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,485,516

CSS custom property--colour: #44718C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#BB8E73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65708Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B688Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#1E787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 14.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C5F44

Analogous#448C83, #444D8C

Triadic#8C4471, #718C44

Split complementary#8C444D, #8C8344

Tetradic#83448C, #8C5F44, #4D8C44

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDD2DF

Lighter +30%#9BBBCE

Lighter +20%#78A4BE

Lighter +10%#568CAD

Darker −10%#33556A

Darker −20%#233A47

Darker −30%#121E25

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#2A78A6

Less saturated −25%#5E6B72

Channel breakdown

R68

G113

B140

Red68 (26.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue202.5°

Saturation (HSL)34.62%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 71 · B 8C

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