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#441EDC Color

#441EDC is rgb(68, 30, 220) in RGB, hsl(252, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 86%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#441EDC
HEX#441EDC
RGBrgb(68, 30, 220)
HSLhsl(252, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(252, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.255 277.7)
LABlab(30.77% 56.48 -90.07)
LCHlch(30.77% 106.31 302.09)

What #441EDC 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 #441EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.62Han Purple#5218FAΔE 14.64Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 14.64Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 15.02Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.87Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 17.84

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

#441EDC Channel Values

How #441EDC 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 30 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.52:1 vs white · 2.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #441EDC 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 text8.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #441EDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #441EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #441EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#441EDC
Complementary
#B6DC1E
Analogous
#1E57DC
Analogous
#A31EDC
Triadic
#DC441E
Triadic
#1EDC44
Split comp.
#DCA31E
Split comp.
#57DC1E

Tints & Shades of #441EDC

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

#5C3AE4
#7659E8
#9078ED
#AA98F1
#C4B7F5
#DED7F9

Shades

#3C1AC1
#3216A2
#2A1287
#200E67
#180A4C
#0E062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #441EDC.

How #441EDC 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#441EDC
Protanopia#2727DC
Protanomaly#3524DC
Deuteranopia#2E2EDC
Deuteranomaly#3829DC
Tritanopia#005A5A
Tritanomaly#0D499F
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #441EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-441edc: #441EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #441EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-441edc': '#441EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.118, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_441edc">#441EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#441EDC"

More Blue Colors

#441EDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#441EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #441EDC?

#441EDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 30, 220) in RGB and hsl(252, 76%, 49%) 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 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #441EDC?

#441EDC is rgb(68, 30, 220) — red 68, green 30, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #441EDC?

#441EDC converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #441EDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #441EDC scores 8.52:1 against white and 2.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #441EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #441EDC 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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