Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#446CCC

  • #446CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#446CCC is a blue with RGB values 68, 108, 204 and HSL 222°, 57%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#446CCC#446CCC
HEX#446CCC
RGBrgb(68, 108, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4235, 0.8
RGB percentages26.7%, 42.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(222.4, 57.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 66.7%, 80%)
CMYK66.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,484,300
CSS custom property--colour: #446CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#BB9333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A77D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E6BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008292no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA444
Analogous#44B0CC, #6044CC
Triadic#CC446C, #6CCC44
Split complementary#CC6044, #B0CC44
Tetradic#CC44B0, #CCA444, #44CC60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EAF8
Lighter +30%#BCCBED
Lighter +20%#94ABE2
Lighter +10%#6C8BD7
Darker −10%#2F54AE
Darker −20%#244186
Darker −30%#192D5E
Darker −40%#0F1A35
More saturated +25%#2660EA
Less saturated −25%#6278AE

Channel breakdown

R68
G108
B204
Red68 (26.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6C · B CC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “446ccc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.