What color is #444A7B?

#444A7B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444A7B?

The RGB value is 68, 74, 123: 68 red, 74 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444A7B?

The complementary color is #7B7544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444A7B color

#444A7B rgb(68, 74, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444A7B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 29% green and 48.2% blue (68, 74, 123).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#444A7B color codes

HEX	`#444A7B`
RGB	`rgb(68, 74, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 29%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 45%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 40%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.04, 11.39, -28.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.04, 30.84, 291.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.407, 7.556, 19.751)`
Decimal	`4475515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444A7B, 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 #444A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #444A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444a7b; }
.text { color: #444a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 74 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444a7b, #5a447b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444A7B?: #444A7B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444A7B?: The RGB value is 68, 74, 123: 68 red, 74 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444A7B?: The complementary color is #7B7544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.