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#44618D Color

#44618D is rgb(68, 97, 141) in RGB, hsl(216, 35%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 31%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Blue (#436B95), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44618D
HEX#44618D
RGBrgb(68, 97, 141)
HSLhsl(216, 35%, 41%)
HSVhsv(216, 52%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 31%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.079 258.5)
LABlab(40.36% -0.92 -28.07)
LCHlch(40.36% 28.08 268.12)

What #44618D 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 #44618D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 5.08Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 6.58Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 8.28Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 10.34Lapis Lazuli#26619CΔE 10.53B'dazzled Blue#2E5894ΔE 10.8

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

#44618D Channel Values

How #44618D 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 97 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 35% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 52% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.29:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44618D 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 text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44618D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44618D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44618D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44618D
Complementary
#8D7044
Analogous
#44868D
Analogous
#4B448D
Triadic
#8D4461
Triadic
#618D44
Split comp.
#8D4B44
Split comp.
#868D44

Tints & Shades of #44618D

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

#5174A9
#6B8AB8
#87A0C5
#A5B8D4
#C1CEE1
#DDE4EE

Shades

#3C557C
#324767
#293B56
#212F45
#192434
#0F151F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44618D.

How #44618D 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#44618D
Protanopia#5D5D8D
Protanomaly#545F8D
Deuteranopia#59598D
Deuteranomaly#515C8D
Tritanopia#386868
Tritanomaly#3D6578
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44618D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44618d: #44618D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44618D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44618d': '#44618D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.380, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_44618d">#44618D</color>
SVG fillfill="#44618D"

More Blue Colors

#44618D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#44618D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44618D?

#44618D is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 97, 141) in RGB and hsl(216, 35%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Blue (#436B95), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #44618D?

#44618D is rgb(68, 97, 141) — red 68, green 97, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44618D?

#44618D converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 31%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44618D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #44618D scores 6.29:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44618D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44618D 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 14.6, which is visibly different.

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