What color is #444E82?

#444E82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444E82?

The RGB value is 68, 78, 130: 68 red, 78 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444E82?

The complementary color is #827844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444E82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444E82 color

#444E82 rgb(68, 78, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444E82 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.6% green and 51% blue (68, 78, 130).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#444E82 color codes

HEX	`#444E82`
RGB	`rgb(68, 78, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 40%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, 11.03, -30.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 32.5, 289.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.136, 8.289, 22.233)`
Decimal	`4476546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444E82, 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 #444E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #444E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444e82; }
.text { color: #444e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 78 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444e82, #594482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444E82?: #444E82 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444E82?: The RGB value is 68, 78, 130: 68 red, 78 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444E82?: The complementary color is #827844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444E82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.