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Recognised as Colour

#445CEC

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

#445CEC is a blue with RGB values 68, 92, 236 and HSL 231°, 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

#445CEC#445CEC
HEX#445CEC
RGBrgb(68, 92, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3608, 0.9255
RGB percentages26.7%, 36.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.4, 81.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 71.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK71.2%, 61%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,480,236
CSS custom property--colour: #445CEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BBA313

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074F1no 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 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Bno 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 text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD444
Analogous#44B0EC, #8044EC
Triadic#EC445C, #5CEC44
Split complementary#EC8044, #B0EC44
Tetradic#EC44B0, #ECD444, #44EC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CFD5FA
Lighter +20%#A1ADF5
Lighter +10%#7284F1
Darker −10%#1735E6
Darker −20%#132AB7
Darker −30%#0E2089
Darker −40%#09155B
More saturated +25%#314EFF
Less saturated −25%#5E6ED2

Channel breakdown

R68
G92
B236
Red68 (26.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)81.55%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5C · B EC

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