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Recognised as Colour

#44A4CE

  • #44A4CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#44A4CE is a cyan with RGB values 68, 164, 206 and HSL 198°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#44A4CE#44A4CE
HEX#44A4CE
RGBrgb(68, 164, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6431, 0.8078
RGB percentages26.7%, 64.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(198.3, 58.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.3, 67%, 80.8%)
CMYK67%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,498,638
CSS custom property--colour: #44A4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BB5B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA2D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE6E44
Analogous#44CEB3, #445FCE
Triadic#CE44A4, #A4CE44
Split complementary#CE445F, #CEB344
Tetradic#B344CE, #CE6E44, #5FCE44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3F8
Lighter +30%#BDDFEE
Lighter +20%#95CBE3
Lighter +10%#6CB8D9
Darker −10%#2E89B1
Darker −20%#246A88
Darker −30%#194A60
Darker −40%#0F2B37
More saturated +25%#26B0EC
Less saturated −25%#6198B1

Channel breakdown

R68
G164
B206
Red68 (26.7%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue198.26°
Saturation (HSL)58.47%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A4 · B CE

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