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Recognised as Colour

#44ACFD

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

#44ACFD is a blue with RGB values 68, 172, 253 and HSL 206°, 98%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#44ACFD#44ACFD
HEX#44ACFD
RGBrgb(68, 172, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6745, 0.9922
RGB percentages26.7%, 67.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(206.3, 97.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 73.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK73.1%, 32%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,500,733
CSS custom property--colour: #44ACFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#BB5302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD9544
Analogous#44FDF1, #4450FD
Triadic#FD44AC, #ACFD44
Split complementary#FD4450, #FDF244
Tetradic#F144FD, #FD9544, #50FD44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEFFF
Lighter +20%#A9D9FE
Lighter +10%#76C2FE
Darker −10%#1296FC
Darker −20%#027BD9
Darker −30%#025EA6
Darker −40%#014274
More saturated +25%#42ACFF
Less saturated −25%#5CA9E5

Channel breakdown

R68
G172
B253
Red68 (26.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue206.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.88%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G AC · B FD

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