Colour

#446EB4

#446EB4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#446EB4 is a blue with RGB values 68, 110, 180 and HSL 218°, 45%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#446EB4

RGBrgb(68, 110, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4314, 0.7059

RGB percentages26.7%, 43.1%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(217.5, 45.2%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 62.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK62.2%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,484,788

CSS custom property--colour: #446EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#BB914B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5074B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4069B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5 Royal blue · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B48A44

Analogous#44A6B4, #5244B4

Triadic#B4446E, #6EB444

Split complementary#B45244, #A6B444

Tetradic#B444A6, #B48A44, #44B452

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5DFEF

Lighter +30%#B0C2E1

Lighter +20%#8BA6D3

Lighter +10%#668AC5

Darker −10%#36578F

Darker −20%#28416A

Darker −30%#1A2A45

Darker −40%#0C1420

More saturated +25%#2566D3

Less saturated −25%#637695

Channel breakdown

R68

G110

B180

Red68 (26.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)45.16%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 44 · G 6E · B B4

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