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Recognised as Colour

#446BAE

  • #446BAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#446BAE is a blue with RGB values 68, 107, 174 and HSL 218°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#446BAE#446BAE
HEX#446BAE
RGBrgb(68, 107, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4196, 0.6824
RGB percentages26.7%, 42%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(217.9, 43.8%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 60.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.9%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,484,014
CSS custom property--colour: #446BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#BB9451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E71B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4067ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007A84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8744
Analogous#44A0AE, #5244AE
Triadic#AE446B, #6BAE44
Split complementary#AE5244, #A0AE44
Tetradic#AE44A0, #AE8744, #44AE52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DBED
Lighter +30%#ACBFDF
Lighter +20%#88A2D0
Lighter +10%#6386C2
Darker −10%#365489
Darker −20%#273E65
Darker −30%#192740
Darker −40%#0B111B
More saturated +25%#2663CC
Less saturated −25%#627390

Channel breakdown

R68
G107
B174
Red68 (26.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue217.92°
Saturation (HSL)43.8%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6B · B AE

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