What color is #44417F?

#44417F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #44417F?

The RGB value is 68, 65, 127: 68 red, 65 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #44417F?

The complementary color is #7C7F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #44417F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#44417F color

#44417F rgb(68, 65, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #44417F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 25.5% green and 49.8% blue (68, 65, 127).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#44417F color codes

HEX	`#44417F`
RGB	`rgb(68, 65, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 25.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 49%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, 18.6, -34.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 39.46, 298.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.104, 6.541, 20.91)`
Decimal	`4473215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #44417F, 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 #44417F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#44417F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #44417F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #44417f; }
.text { color: #44417f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #44417f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 65 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #44417f, #63417f); }

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Questions

What color is #44417F?: #44417F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #44417F?: The RGB value is 68, 65, 127: 68 red, 65 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #44417F?: The complementary color is #7C7F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #44417F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.