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#4488AA Underwater Moonlight

#4488AA is a medium, moderately saturated blue named Underwater Moonlight. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 53.3% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(68, 136, 170)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 43% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #4488AA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.35:1.

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Variations of #4488AA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4488AA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4488AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4488AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #697CA9
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7786AC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C86AB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #697CA9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6180AA
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009193
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2F8CA0
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #75828C

#4488AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.93:1 Poor#4488AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.35:1 Good#4488AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#4488AA in CSS

/* Underwater Moonlight */
.color { color: #4488AA; }
.background { background-color: #4488AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4488AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 136 170);
color: hsl(200 43% 47%);
color: oklch(0.597 0.086 232.5);

#4488AA FAQ

What color is #4488AA?

#4488AA is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #4488AA?

#4488AA is rgb(68, 136, 170) in RGB, hsl(200, 43%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4488AA?

The complementary color of #4488AA is #AA6644, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4488AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #4488AA: 5.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4488AA a warm or cool color?

#4488AA is a cool color.