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#044471 Color

#044471 is rgb(4, 68, 113) in RGB, hsl(205, 93%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 40%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#044471
HEX#044471
RGBrgb(4, 68, 113)
HSLhsl(205, 93%, 23%)
HSVhsv(205, 96%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 40%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.096 247.1)
LABlab(27.22% -4.40 -31.69)
LCHlch(27.22% 31.99 262.09)

What #044471 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #044471, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#044471 Channel Values

How #044471 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 68 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 93% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 96% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.14:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #044471 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #044471

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #044471; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #044471

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #044471 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#044471
Protanopia#3E3E71
Protanomaly#304071
Deuteranopia#383872
Deuteranomaly#2B3D71
Tritanopia#004C4C
Tritanomaly#00495D
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #044471 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-044471: #044471;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #044471;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-044471': '#044471' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.267, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_044471">#044471</color>
SVG fillfill="#044471"

More Blue Colors

#044471 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#044471 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #044471?

#044471 is a dark blue — rgb(4, 68, 113) in RGB and hsl(205, 93%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.79.

What is the RGB value of #044471?

#044471 is rgb(4, 68, 113) — red 4, green 68, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #044471?

#044471 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 40%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #044471 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #044471 scores 10.14:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #044471 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #044471 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 25.11, which is a different colour altogether.

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