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Recognised as Colour

#446CD3

  • #446CD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#446CD3 is a blue with RGB values 68, 108, 211 and HSL 223°, 62%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#446CD3#446CD3
HEX#446CD3
RGBrgb(68, 108, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4235, 0.8275
RGB percentages26.7%, 42.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(223.2, 61.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 67.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK67.8%, 48.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,484,307
CSS custom property--colour: #446CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BB932C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3378D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#066BD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3AB44
Analogous#44B3D3, #6444D3
Triadic#D3446C, #6CD344
Split complementary#D36444, #B3D344
Tetradic#D344B3, #D3AB44, #44D364

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EEFA
Lighter +30%#C0CDF0
Lighter +20%#97ADE6
Lighter +10%#6D8CDD
Darker −10%#2B53B9
Darker −20%#22408F
Darker −30%#182E66
Darker −40%#0E1B3D
More saturated +25%#275FF0
Less saturated −25%#6179B6

Channel breakdown

R68
G108
B211
Red68 (26.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue223.22°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6C · B D3

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