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Recognised as Colour

#446FBD

  • #446FBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#446FBD is a blue with RGB values 68, 111, 189 and HSL 219°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#446FBD#446FBD
HEX#446FBD
RGBrgb(68, 111, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4353, 0.7412
RGB percentages26.7%, 43.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(218.7, 47.8%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 64%, 74.1%)
CMYK64%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,485,053
CSS custom property--colour: #446FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#BB9042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C76C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9244
Analogous#44ACBD, #5644BD
Triadic#BD446F, #6FBD44
Split complementary#BD5544, #ACBD44
Tetradic#BD44AB, #BD9244, #44BD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE3F2
Lighter +30%#B5C6E5
Lighter +20%#8FA9D8
Lighter +10%#6A8CCA
Darker −10%#365998
Darker −20%#284373
Darker −30%#1B2D4D
Darker −40%#0E1727
More saturated +25%#2466DD
Less saturated −25%#64789D

Channel breakdown

R68
G111
B189
Red68 (26.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue218.68°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 6F · B BD

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