What color is #444A74?

#444A74 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444A74?

The RGB value is 68, 74, 116: 68 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444A74?

The complementary color is #746E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444A74 color

#444A74 rgb(68, 74, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444A74 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29% green and 45.5% blue (68, 74, 116).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Starlit Night (#3B476B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#444A74 color codes

HEX	`#444A74`
RGB	`rgb(68, 74, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 36%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, 9.18, -24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 26.51, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.984, 7.387, 17.525)`
Decimal	`4475508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444A74, 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 #444A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #444A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444a74; }
.text { color: #444a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 74 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444a74, #564474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444A74?: #444A74 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444A74?: The RGB value is 68, 74, 116: 68 red, 74 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444A74?: The complementary color is #746E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.