What color is #44BBFF?

#44BBFF is a light, vivid azure known as Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glitter Lake?

The RGB value is 68, 187, 255: 68 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glitter Lake?

The complementary color is #FF8844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44BBFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glitter Lake color: hex code #44BBFF

#44BBFF rgb(68, 187, 255)

Shades of blue

Glitter Lake has the hex code #44BBFF. It is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 73.3% green and 100% blue (68, 187, 255).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

Glitter Lake (#44BBFF) color codes

HEX	`#44BBFF`
RGB	`rgb(68, 187, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 73.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -11.27, -42.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 44.45, 255.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.197, 43.985, 101.065)`
Decimal	`4504575`
Short hex	`#4BF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glitter Lake, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #44BBFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#44BBFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #44BBFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44bbff; }
.text { color: #44bbff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44bbff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 187 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44bbff, #445eff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #44BBFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #44BBFF?: #44BBFF is a light, vivid azure known as Glitter Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glitter Lake?: The RGB value is 68, 187, 255: 68 red, 187 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glitter Lake?: The complementary color is #FF8844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44BBFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.