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Recognised as Colour

#446D8A

  • #446D8A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#446D8A is a blue with RGB values 68, 109, 138 and HSL 205°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#446D8A#446D8A
HEX#446D8A
RGBrgb(68, 109, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4275, 0.5412
RGB percentages26.7%, 42.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(204.9, 34%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 50.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK50.7%, 21%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,484,490
CSS custom property--colour: #446D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#BB9275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606D8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#576589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#217477no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Gray · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A6144
Analogous#448A84, #444A8A
Triadic#8A446D, #6D8A44
Split complementary#8A444A, #8A8444
Tetradic#84448A, #8A6144, #4A8A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCD0DE
Lighter +30%#9AB8CD
Lighter +20%#78A0BC
Lighter +10%#5688AB
Darker −10%#335268
Darker −20%#223746
Darker −30%#111C24
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#2A71A4
Less saturated −25%#5E6970

Channel breakdown

R68
G109
B138
Red68 (26.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue204.86°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6D · B 8A

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