#444DC5
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.7% 0.184 274), rgb(68, 77, 197).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.74:1).
About this color
#444DC5 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 274°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.039 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.74:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.11:1 |
| White text | 6.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #444DC5 |
| RGB | rgb(68, 77, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 53%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.7% 0.184 274) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #444DC5 | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc -87.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #444DC5 | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #444DC5 text on white | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc 82.7 | Fine for body text |
| #444DC5 text on black | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FC
oklch(93.6% 0.026 274.1)
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Step 200
200
#CED7FB
oklch(88.4% 0.051 274.3)
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Step 300
300
#AEBDFB
oklch(80.9% 0.089 273.7)
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Step 400
400
#8698F9
oklch(70.7% 0.143 274.2)
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Step 500
500
#6A7BF6
oklch(63.2% 0.183 274)
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Step 600
600
#5460E4
oklch(55.5% 0.198 274.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#444DC5
oklch(48.7% 0.184 274)
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Step 800
800
#3841A0
oklch(42.6% 0.152 273.9)
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Step 900
900
#30387F
oklch(37.6% 0.119 274.3)
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Step 950
950
#1C224B
oklch(27.1% 0.076 274)
#444DC5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0061C9 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056C3 | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006B81 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #444DC5
#444DC5
oklch(48.7% 0.184 274)
- #725E00
#725E00
oklch(48.7% 0.1 94.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #444DC5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.039
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.043
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.045
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.047
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.049
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.049
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.068
Use #444DC5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.