Close to Royal Navy
#44274D
#44274D is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 26.7% red, 15.3% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #44274D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.64:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.78:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.64:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #44274D as they’d see it.
#44274D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #44274D
What color is #44274D?
#44274D is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 26.7% red, 15.3% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #44274D in RGB?
#44274D is rgb(68, 39, 77): 68 red, 39 green, and 77 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #44274D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 49, 0, 70). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #44274D?
PANTONE 2625 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #44274D?
Its complement #1B3914 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.