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Colour

#4488AA

  • #4488AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#4488AA is a blue with RGB values 68, 136, 170 and HSL 200°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#4488AA#4488AA
HEX#4488AA
HEX (short)#48A
RGBrgb(68, 136, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5333, 0.6667
RGB percentages26.7%, 53.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(200, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK60%, 20%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,491,434
CSS custom property--colour: #4488AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BB7755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7786ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#697CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Cadetblue · ΔE 20.4Teal · ΔE 24.4Dark cyan · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA6644
Analogous#44AA99, #4455AA
Triadic#AA4488, #88AA44
Split complementary#AA4455, #AA9944
Tetradic#9944AA, #AA6644, #55AA44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE2EC
Lighter +30%#AACCDD
Lighter +20%#86B6CE
Lighter +10%#61A0C0
Darker −10%#356B86
Darker −20%#274E61
Darker −30%#18313D
Darker −40%#0A1318
More saturated +25%#2692C8
Less saturated −25%#627E8C

Channel breakdown

R68
G136
B170
Red68 (26.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 88 · B AA

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