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Colour

#44BAFF

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

#44BAFF is a blue with RGB values 68, 186, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#44BAFF#44BAFF
HEX#44BAFF
RGBrgb(68, 186, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.7294, 1
RGB percentages26.7%, 72.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.1, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK73.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,504,319
CSS custom property--colour: #44BAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#BB4500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A8FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8944
Analogous#44FFE6, #445DFF
Triadic#FF44BA, #BAFF44
Split complementary#FF445C, #FFE644
Tetradic#E744FF, #FF8944, #5DFF44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDF2FF
Lighter +20%#AAE0FF
Lighter +10%#77CDFF
Darker −10%#11A7FF
Darker −20%#008BDD
Darker −30%#006BAA
Darker −40%#004B77
More saturated +25%#44BAFF
Less saturated −25%#5BB4E8

Channel breakdown

R68
G186
B255
Red68 (26.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G BA · B FF

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