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Recognised as Colour

#445ED9

  • #445ED9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#445ED9 is a blue with RGB values 68, 94, 217 and HSL 230°, 66%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#445ED9#445ED9
HEX#445ED9
RGBrgb(68, 94, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3686, 0.851
RGB percentages26.7%, 36.9%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(229.5, 66.2%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 68.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK68.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,480,729
CSS custom property--colour: #445ED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#BBA126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007C92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.6Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9BF44
Analogous#44A9D9, #7544D9
Triadic#D9445E, #5ED944
Split complementary#D97544, #A9D944
Tetradic#D944A9, #D9BF44, #44D975

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0FB
Lighter +30%#C3CBF3
Lighter +20%#99A7EA
Lighter +10%#6E82E2
Darker −10%#2843C2
Darker −20%#1F3498
Darker −30%#16266E
Darker −40%#0E1743
More saturated +25%#284CF5
Less saturated −25%#6070BD

Channel breakdown

R68
G94
B217
Red68 (26.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue229.53°
Saturation (HSL)66.22%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5E · B D9

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