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Colour

#446BFF

  • #446BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#446BFF is a blue with RGB values 68, 107, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#446BFF#446BFF
HEX#446BFF
RGBrgb(68, 107, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4196, 1
RGB percentages26.7%, 42%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.5, 100%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 73.3%, 100%)
CMYK73.3%, 58%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,484,095
CSS custom property--colour: #446BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#BB9400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0090ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD844
Analogous#44C9FF, #7B44FF
Triadic#FF446B, #6BFF44
Split complementary#FF7B44, #C8FF44
Tetradic#FF44C8, #FFD844, #44FF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE4FF
Lighter +20%#AABCFF
Lighter +10%#7793FF
Darker −10%#1143FF
Darker −20%#002EDD
Darker −30%#0023AA
Darker −40%#001977
More saturated +25%#446BFF
Less saturated −25%#5B79E8

Channel breakdown

R68
G107
B255
Red68 (26.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6B · B FF

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