What color is #444E91?

#444E91 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444E91?

The RGB value is 68, 78, 145: 68 red, 78 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444E91?

The complementary color is #918744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444E91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444E91 color

#444E91 rgb(68, 78, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444E91 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 30.6% green and 56.9% blue (68, 78, 145).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 36% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#444E91 color codes

HEX	`#444E91`
RGB	`rgb(68, 78, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 30.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 36%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 53%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 46%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, 16.01, -38.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 41.58, 292.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.217, 8.721, 27.928)`
Decimal	`4476561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444E91, 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 #444E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #444E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444e91; }
.text { color: #444e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 78 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444e91, #604491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444E91?: #444E91 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444E91?: The RGB value is 68, 78, 145: 68 red, 78 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444E91?: The complementary color is #918744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444E91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.