What color is #444F81?

#444F81 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #444F81?

The RGB value is 68, 79, 129: 68 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #444F81?

The complementary color is #817644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #444F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#444F81 color

#444F81 rgb(68, 79, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #444F81 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 31% green and 50.6% blue (68, 79, 129).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#444F81 color codes

HEX	`#444F81`
RGB	`rgb(68, 79, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.7%, 31%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 39%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 10.06, -29.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 31.25, 288.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.141, 8.405, 21.905)`
Decimal	`4476801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #444F81, 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 #444F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#444F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #444F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #444f81; }
.text { color: #444f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #444f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(68 79 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #444f81, #584481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #444F81?: #444F81 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #444F81?: The RGB value is 68, 79, 129: 68 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #444F81?: The complementary color is #817644, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #444F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.