#4400dd Color Information

#4400dd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #4400dd. In RGB, it consists of 26.7% Red, 0.0% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 69.2% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 258.5°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 43.3%. The decimal value for #4400dd is 4456669, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3300cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #4400dd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#4400dd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color68, 0, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color26.7%, 0.0%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.733, 1.000, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.692, 1, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color258.5°, 100.0%, 43.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color258.5°, 100.0%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color15.435, 6.449, 68.838 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color68, 0, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4456669 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color30.519, 72.275, -91.448 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)30.519, 116.561, 308.321 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color30.519, -1.630, -113.550 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color25.396, 64.046, -142.936 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.170, 0.071, 6.449 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282646749 / 0xff4400dd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3300cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #4400dd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #4400dd, its pure hue is 258.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #4400dd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #09001c to #3c00c1.

Tints of #4400dd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #4400dd, its pure hue is 258.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #4400dd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5b20e1 to #e8dffb.

Tones of #4400dd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #4400dd, its pure hue is 258.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #4400dd, which range from #6f6f6f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4400dd (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #4400dd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #4400dd! For #4400dd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #4400dd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #4400dd

This color, #4400dd, consists of 26.7% Red, 0.0% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 68, Green = 0, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #4400dd is 69.2% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R26.7%
C69.2%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 68 0 221
Octal 104 0 335
Hexa #44 #00 #dd
Binary 01000100 00000000 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 69 100 0 13
Octal 105 144 0 15
Hexa #45 #64 #00 #0d
Binary 01000101 01100100 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #4400dd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #4400dd — which has hue 258.5° — its analogous colors are located at 228.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4400dd.

Triadic Colors of #4400dd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #4400dd — which has hue 258.5° — its triadic colors are located at 18.5° and 258.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4400dd.

Complementary Color of #4400dd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #4400dd — which has hue 258.5° — its complementary color is located at 78.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4400dd.

Split Complementary Colors of #4400dd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #4400dd — which has hue 258.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 48.5° and 258.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4400dd.

Tetradic Colors of #4400dd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #4400dd — which has hue 258.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 168.5°, 258.5°, 348.5°, and 78.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #4400dd.

Monochromatic Colors of #4400dd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #4400dd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #22006f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #834dff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #4400dd

We want to make getting started with #4400dd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #4400dd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #4400dd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #4400dd with other HTML elements.

#4400dd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #4400dd.
<span style="color: #4400dd;">The color of this text is #4400dd.</span>

#4400dd Background Color

The background color for this text is #4400dd.
<div style="background-color: #4400dd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #4400dd.</div>

#4400dd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #4400dd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4400dd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #4400dd.</span>

#4400dd Border Color

This is a div with border color #4400dd.
<div style="border: #4400dd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #4400dd.</div>

#4400dd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #4400dd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4400dd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4400dd on a white background.</div></div>

#4400dd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #4400dd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #4400dd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #4400dd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #4400dd to White

This is a gradient from #4400dd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4400dd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4400dd to white.</div>

Gradient from #4400dd to Black

This is a gradient from #4400dd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#4400dd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#4400dd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #4400dd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #4400dd

In addition to using #4400dd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #4400dd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #4400dd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 68, Green = 0, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #4400dd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #4400dd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(68, 0, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #4400dd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #4400dd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #4400dd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(68, 0, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#4400dd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:68, green:0, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:68 green:0 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(68f, 0f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(68, 0, 221);
 

#4400dd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #4400dd the same way. For those with color blindness, #4400dd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #4400dd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #4400dd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #4400dd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #4400dd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #4400dd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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