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Recognised as Colour

#44A6DC

  • #44A6DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#44A6DC is a blue with RGB values 68, 166, 220 and HSL 201°, 68%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#44A6DC#44A6DC
HEX#44A6DC
RGBrgb(68, 166, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.651, 0.8627
RGB percentages26.7%, 65.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(201.3, 68.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 69.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK69.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,499,164
CSS custom property--colour: #44A6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#BB5923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7896DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 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 text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC7A44
Analogous#44DCC6, #445ADC
Triadic#DC44A6, #A6DC44
Split complementary#DC445A, #DCC644
Tetradic#C644DC, #DC7A44, #5ADC44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F8FC
Lighter +30%#C5E3F4
Lighter +20%#9ACFEC
Lighter +10%#6FBAE4
Darker −10%#258EC8
Darker −20%#1D6F9D
Darker −30%#155172
Darker −40%#0D3247
More saturated +25%#28AEF8
Less saturated −25%#609EC0

Channel breakdown

R68
G166
B220
Red68 (26.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue201.32°
Saturation (HSL)68.47%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G A6 · B DC

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