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Recognised as Colour

#044272

  • #044272
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#044272 is a blue with RGB values 4, 66, 114 and HSL 206°, 93%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#044272#044272
HEX#044272
RGBrgb(4, 66, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2588, 0.4471
RGB percentages1.6%, 25.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(206.2, 93.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 96.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK96.5%, 42.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer279,154
CSS custom property--colour: #044272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FBBD8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A4574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#183C71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Midnight blue · ΔE 36.1Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 26.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#723404
Analogous#04726B, #040B72
Triadic#720442, #427204
Split complementary#72040B, #726B04
Tetradic#6B0472, #723404, #0B7204

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#49ACF9
Lighter +30%#1896F7
Lighter +20%#077BD5
Lighter +10%#065FA3
Darker −10%#022541
Darker −20%#01090F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004376
Less saturated −25%#134063

Channel breakdown

R4
G66
B114
Red4 (1.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue206.18°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 42 · B 72

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