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Recognised as Colour

#447ACD

  • #447ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#447ACD is a blue with RGB values 68, 122, 205 and HSL 216°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#447ACD#447ACD
HEX#447ACD
RGBrgb(68, 122, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4784, 0.8039
RGB percentages26.7%, 47.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.4, 57.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 66.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK66.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,487,885
CSS custom property--colour: #447ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#BB8532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5481D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F74CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9744
Analogous#44BECD, #5344CD
Triadic#CD447A, #7ACD44
Split complementary#CD5344, #BECD44
Tetradic#CD44BE, #CD9744, #44CD53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5ECF8
Lighter +30%#BDD0ED
Lighter +20%#94B3E3
Lighter +10%#6C97D8
Darker −10%#2F61AF
Darker −20%#244B87
Darker −30%#19355F
Darker −40%#0F1E36
More saturated +25%#2674EB
Less saturated −25%#6280AF

Channel breakdown

R68
G122
B205
Red68 (26.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.35°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 7A · B CD

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