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#440DCE Color

#440DCE is rgb(68, 13, 206) in RGB, hsl(257, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#440DCE
HEX#440DCE
RGBrgb(68, 13, 206)
HSLhsl(257, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(257, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(42.2% 0.248 280)
LABlab(27.62% 58.15 -87.22)
LCHlch(27.62% 104.83 303.69)

What #440DCE 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 #440DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.26Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.01Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 16.53Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 16.79Han Purple#5218FAΔE 16.98Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.25

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

#440DCE Channel Values

How #440DCE 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 68 · G 13 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.57:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #440DCE 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 text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #440DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #440DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #440DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#440DCE
Complementary
#97CE0D
Analogous
#0D37CE
Analogous
#A40DCE
Triadic
#CE440D
Triadic
#0DCE44
Split comp.
#CEA40D
Split comp.
#37CE0D

Tints & Shades of #440DCE

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

#5214F0
#6F3AF2
#8B61F5
#A382F7
#C0A9F9
#DCCFFC

Shades

#3A0BB1
#320A99
#29087D
#210665
#180548
#100330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #440DCE.

How #440DCE 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#440DCE
Protanopia#1E1ECE
Protanomaly#3119CE
Deuteranopia#2929CE
Deuteranomaly#3520CE
Tritanopia#005151
Tritanomaly#1B3F94
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #440DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-440dce: #440DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #440DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-440dce': '#440DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.051, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_440dce">#440DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#440DCE"

More Purple Colors

#440DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#440DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #440DCE?

#440DCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(68, 13, 206) in RGB and hsl(257, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #440DCE?

#440DCE is rgb(68, 13, 206) — red 68, green 13, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #440DCE?

#440DCE converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 94%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #440DCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #440DCE scores 9.57:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #440DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #440DCE 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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