Recognised as Colour

#445B8C

#445B8C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#445B8C is a blue with RGB values 68, 91, 140 and HSL 221°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#445B8C

RGBrgb(68, 91, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3569, 0.549

RGB percentages26.7%, 35.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(220.8, 34.6%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 51.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK51.4%, 35%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,479,884

CSS custom property--colour: #445B8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#BBA473

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#485F8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#40598Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#24666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C7544

Analogous#447F8C, #51448C

Triadic#8C445B, #5B8C44

Split complementary#8C5144, #7F8C44

Tetradic#8C447F, #8C7544, #448C51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC8DF

Lighter +30%#9BABCE

Lighter +20%#788FBE

Lighter +10%#5672AD

Darker −10%#33456A

Darker −20%#232E47

Darker −30%#121825

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#2A52A6

Less saturated −25%#5E6472

Channel breakdown

R68

G91

B140

Red68 (26.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue220.83°

Saturation (HSL)34.62%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 5B · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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