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Recognised as Colour

#445FB9

  • #445FB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#445FB9 is a blue with RGB values 68, 95, 185 and HSL 226°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#445FB9#445FB9
HEX#445FB9
RGBrgb(68, 95, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3725, 0.7255
RGB percentages26.7%, 37.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(226.2, 46.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 63.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK63.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,480,953
CSS custom property--colour: #445FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#BBA046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306ABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1860B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B99E44
Analogous#4499B9, #6444B9
Triadic#B9445F, #5FB944
Split complementary#B96444, #99B944
Tetradic#B94499, #B99E44, #44B964

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8DEF1
Lighter +30%#B3BEE3
Lighter +20%#8E9ED5
Lighter +10%#687EC8
Darker −10%#364C94
Darker −20%#29396E
Darker −30%#1B2649
Darker −40%#0D1224
More saturated +25%#244ED9
Less saturated −25%#647099

Channel breakdown

R68
G95
B185
Red68 (26.7%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)46.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5F · B B9

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