What color is #0044FF?

#0044FF is a vivid blue known as Rare Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rare Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Rare Blue?

The complementary color is #FFBB00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0044FF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rare Blue color: hex code #0044FF

#0044FF rgb(0, 68, 255)

Shades of blue

Rare Blue has the hex code #0044FF. It is a vivid blue.

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

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

Rare Blue (#0044FF) color codes

HEX	`#0044FF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, 55.85, -94.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 109.99, 300.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.111, 11.351, 95.719)`
Decimal	`17663`
Short hex	`#04F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rare 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 #0044FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0044FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	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 #0044FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0044ff; }
.text { color: #0044ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0044ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0044ff, #3c00ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0044FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0044FF?: #0044FF is a vivid blue known as Rare Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rare Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 255: 0 red, 68 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rare Blue?: The complementary color is #FFBB00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0044FF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.