Colour

#446CFF

#446CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#446CFF is a blue with RGB values 68, 108, 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

#446CFF#446CFF

HEX#446CFF

RGBrgb(68, 108, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4235, 1

RGB percentages26.7%, 42.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(227.2, 100%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 73.3%, 100%)

CMYK73.3%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,484,351

CSS custom property--colour: #446CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#BB9300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0091ABno 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 text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13 Royal blue · ΔE 15.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFD744

Analogous#44CAFF, #7944FF

Triadic#FF446C, #6CFF44

Split complementary#FF7944, #CAFF44

Tetradic#FF44CA, #FFD744, #44FF79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDE4FF

Lighter +20%#AABCFF

Lighter +10%#7794FF

Darker −10%#1144FF

Darker −20%#002FDD

Darker −30%#0024AA

Darker −40%#001977

More saturated +25%#446CFF

Less saturated −25%#5B79E8

Channel breakdown

R68

G108

B255

Red68 (26.7%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue227.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 6C · B FF

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