Recognised as Colour

#445D72

#445D72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#445D72 is a blue with RGB values 68, 93, 114 and HSL 207°, 25%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#445D72

RGBrgb(68, 93, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3647, 0.4471

RGB percentages26.7%, 36.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(207.4, 25.3%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 40.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK40.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,480,370

CSS custom property--colour: #445D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#BBA28D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545D73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5872no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#346264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#725944

Analogous#447270, #444672

Triadic#72445D, #5D7244

Split complementary#724446, #727044

Tetradic#704472, #725944, #467244

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B1C2D1

Lighter +30%#91A9BE

Lighter +20%#7190AB

Lighter +10%#577792

Darker −10%#314352

Darker −20%#1E2932

Darker −30%#0B0F12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D5F89

Less saturated −25%#5B5B5B

Channel breakdown

R68

G93

B114

Red68 (26.7%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue207.39°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 5D · B 72

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