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Colour

#44A2DD

  • #44A2DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#44A2DD is a blue with RGB values 68, 162, 221 and HSL 203°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#44A2DD#44A2DD
HEX#44A2DD
RGBrgb(68, 162, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6353, 0.8667
RGB percentages26.7%, 63.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(203.1, 69.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 69.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK69.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,498,141
CSS custom property--colour: #44A2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#BB5D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7293DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD7F44
Analogous#44DDCC, #4456DD
Triadic#DD44A2, #A2DD44
Split complementary#DD4456, #DDCB44
Tetradic#CB44DD, #DD7F44, #56DD44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F8FC
Lighter +30%#C5E2F5
Lighter +20%#9ACDED
Lighter +10%#6FB7E5
Darker −10%#258AC9
Darker −20%#1D6C9E
Darker −30%#154F73
Darker −40%#0D3148
More saturated +25%#28A8F9
Less saturated −25%#609CC1

Channel breakdown

R68
G162
B221
Red68 (26.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue203.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A2 · B DD

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