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Recognised as Colour

#445BEC

  • #445BEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#445BEC is a blue with RGB values 68, 91, 236 and HSL 232°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#445BEC#445BEC
HEX#445BEC
RGBrgb(68, 91, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3569, 0.9255
RGB percentages26.7%, 35.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.8, 81.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 71.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK71.2%, 61.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,479,980
CSS custom property--colour: #445BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BBA413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00809Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2Blue violet · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD544
Analogous#44AFEC, #8144EC
Triadic#EC445B, #5BEC44
Split complementary#EC8144, #AFEC44
Tetradic#EC44AF, #ECD544, #44EC81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CFD5FA
Lighter +20%#A1ACF5
Lighter +10%#7284F1
Darker −10%#1734E6
Darker −20%#1329B7
Darker −30%#0E1F89
Darker −40%#09145B
More saturated +25%#314DFF
Less saturated −25%#5E6ED2

Channel breakdown

R68
G91
B236
Red68 (26.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.79°
Saturation (HSL)81.55%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5B · B EC

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