Colour

#445BE1

#445BE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#445BE1 is a blue with RGB values 68, 91, 225 and HSL 231°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#445BE1

RGBrgb(68, 91, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3569, 0.8824

RGB percentages26.7%, 35.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(231.2, 72.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 69.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK69.8%, 59.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,479,969

CSS custom property--colour: #445BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#BBA41E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11 Royal blue · ΔE 11.2 Slate blue · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1CA44

Analogous#44A9E1, #7C44E1

Triadic#E1445B, #5BE144

Split complementary#E17C44, #A9E144

Tetradic#E144A9, #E1CA44, #44E17C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F5FD

Lighter +30%#C8CFF6

Lighter +20%#9CA8EF

Lighter +10%#7082E8

Darker −10%#213BD1

Darker −20%#1A2FA5

Darker −30%#132279

Darker −40%#0C164D

More saturated +25%#2948FC

Less saturated −25%#5F6EC6

Channel breakdown

R68

G91

B225

Red68 (26.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue231.21°

Saturation (HSL)72.35%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 5B · B E1

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