What color is #4400FF?

#4400FF is a vivid violet known as Overdue Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Overdue Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Overdue Blue?

The complementary color is #BBFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4400FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Overdue Blue color: hex code #4400FF

#4400FF rgb(68, 0, 255)

Shades of purple

Overdue Blue has the hex code #4400FF. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 0% green and 100% blue (68, 0, 255).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

Overdue Blue (#4400FF) color codes

HEX	`#4400FF`
RGB	`rgb(68, 0, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 0%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 100%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, 80.12, -103.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 130.85, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.428, 8.447, 95.142)`
Decimal	`4456703`
Short hex	`#40F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Overdue Blue, 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 #4400FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4400FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4400FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4400ff; }
.text { color: #4400ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4400ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 0 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4400ff, #c300ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4400FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4400FF?: #4400FF is a vivid violet known as Overdue Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Overdue Blue?: The RGB value is 68, 0, 255: 68 red, 0 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Overdue Blue?: The complementary color is #BBFF00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4400FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.