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Colour

#44A0FF

  • #44A0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#44A0FF is a blue with RGB values 68, 160, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#44A0FF#44A0FF
HEX#44A0FF
RGBrgb(68, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages26.7%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.5, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK73.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,497,663
CSS custom property--colour: #44A0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BB5F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5795FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Light skyblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA344
Analogous#44FDFF, #4644FF
Triadic#FF44A0, #A0FF44
Split complementary#FF4644, #FDFF44
Tetradic#FF44FD, #FFA344, #44FF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEEFF
Lighter +20%#AAD4FF
Lighter +10%#77BAFF
Darker −10%#1186FF
Darker −20%#006DDD
Darker −30%#0054AA
Darker −40%#003B77
More saturated +25%#44A0FF
Less saturated −25%#5BA0E8

Channel breakdown

R68
G160
B255
Red68 (26.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A0 · B FF

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