Colour

#044989

#044989
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#044989 is a blue with RGB values 4, 73, 137 and HSL 209°, 94%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#044989#044989

HEX#044989

RGBrgb(4, 73, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.2863, 0.5373

RGB percentages1.6%, 28.6%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(208.9, 94.3%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 97.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK97.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer280,969

CSS custom property--colour: #044989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FBB676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#264F8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#034488no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 25.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2 Royal blue · ΔE 35.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#894404

Analogous#048987, #040689

Triadic#890449, #498904

Split complementary#890406, #898604

Tetradic#870489, #894404, #078904

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5FAFFA

Lighter +30%#2D97F9

Lighter +20%#077EEC

Lighter +10%#0563BB

Darker −10%#032F57

Darker −20%#011426

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00498D

Less saturated −25%#164877

Channel breakdown

G73

B137

Red4 (1.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue208.87°

Saturation (HSL)94.33%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 49 · B 89

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