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#4244CD Color

#4244CD is rgb(66, 68, 205) in RGB, hsl(239, 58%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 67%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4244CD
HEX#4244CD
RGBrgb(66, 68, 205)
HSLhsl(239, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(239, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 67%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.206 274.7)
LABlab(36.09% 34.03 -72.65)
LCHlch(36.09% 80.23 295.10)

What #4244CD 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 #4244CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 6.96Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 7.13Iris#5A4FCFΔE 7.99Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 12.35Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 13.52New Car#214FC6ΔE 14.1

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

#4244CD Channel Values

How #4244CD 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 66 · G 68 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 58% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 68% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.14:1 vs white · 2.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4244CD 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 text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4244CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4244CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4244CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4244CD
Complementary
#CDCA42
Analogous
#4289CD
Analogous
#8542CD
Triadic
#CD4244
Triadic
#44CD42
Split comp.
#CD8542
Split comp.
#89CD42

Tints & Shades of #4244CD

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

#5A5CD3
#7678DB
#8E90E1
#AAABE9
#C3C3EF
#DFDFF6

Shades

#3134B9
#2A2C9D
#222481
#1B1C65
#131449
#0C0C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4244CD.

How #4244CD 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#4244CD
Protanopia#4444CD
Protanomaly#4344CD
Deuteranopia#4343CD
Deuteranomaly#4344CD
Tritanopia#006464
Tritanomaly#1D5999
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4244CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4244cd: #4244CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4244CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4244cd': '#4244CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.267, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_4244cd">#4244CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#4244CD"

More Blue Colors

#4244CD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4244CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4244CD?

#4244CD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(66, 68, 205) in RGB and hsl(239, 58%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #4244CD?

#4244CD is rgb(66, 68, 205) — red 66, green 68, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4244CD?

#4244CD converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 67%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4244CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4244CD scores 7.14:1 against white and 2.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4244CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4244CD 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.4, which is visibly different.

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