Colour

#446CB1

#446CB1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#446CB1 is a blue with RGB values 68, 108, 177 and HSL 218°, 44%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#446CB1

RGBrgb(68, 108, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4235, 0.6941

RGB percentages26.7%, 42.4%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(218, 44.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 61.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK61.6%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,484,273

CSS custom property--colour: #446CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#BB934E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E72B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F68B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007C86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 30.6 Medium purple · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B18944

Analogous#44A2B1, #5344B1

Triadic#B1446C, #6CB144

Split complementary#B15344, #A2B144

Tetradic#B144A2, #B18944, #44B153

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3DDEE

Lighter +30%#AEC0E0

Lighter +20%#89A4D2

Lighter +10%#6487C4

Darker −10%#36568C

Darker −20%#283F67

Darker −30%#1A2942

Darker −40%#0B121E

More saturated +25%#2564D0

Less saturated −25%#637492

Channel breakdown

R68

G108

B177

Red68 (26.7%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue217.98°

Saturation (HSL)44.49%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 6C · B B1

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