Recognised as Colour

#445A72

#445A72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#445A72 is a blue with RGB values 68, 90, 114 and HSL 211°, 25%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#445A72

RGBrgb(68, 90, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3529, 0.4471

RGB percentages26.7%, 35.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(211.3, 25.3%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 40.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK40.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,479,602

CSS custom property--colour: #445A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#BBA58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B5672no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#345F62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#725C44

Analogous#447172, #454472

Triadic#72445A, #5A7244

Split complementary#724544, #717244

Tetradic#724471, #725C44, #447245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B1C0D1

Lighter +30%#91A7BE

Lighter +20%#718DAB

Lighter +10%#577392

Darker −10%#314152

Darker −20%#1E2832

Darker −30%#0B0E12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D5989

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R68

G90

B114

Red68 (26.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue211.3°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 5A · B 72

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