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Recognised as Colour

#445AAE

  • #445AAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#445AAE is a blue with RGB values 68, 90, 174 and HSL 228°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#445AAE#445AAE
HEX#445AAE
RGBrgb(68, 90, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3529, 0.6824
RGB percentages26.7%, 35.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(227.5, 43.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 60.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.9%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,479,662
CSS custom property--colour: #445AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#BBA551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3065B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E5BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9844
Analogous#448FAE, #6344AE
Triadic#AE445A, #5AAE44
Split complementary#AE6344, #8FAE44
Tetradic#AE448F, #AE9844, #44AE63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D7ED
Lighter +30%#ACB7DF
Lighter +20%#8897D0
Lighter +10%#6377C2
Darker −10%#364789
Darker −20%#273465
Darker −30%#192140
Darker −40%#0B0E1B
More saturated +25%#2648CC
Less saturated −25%#626C90

Channel breakdown

R68
G90
B174
Red68 (26.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue227.55°
Saturation (HSL)43.8%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5A · B AE

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