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Recognised as Colour

#447ACE

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

#447ACE is a blue with RGB values 68, 122, 206 and HSL 217°, 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

#447ACE#447ACE
HEX#447ACE
RGBrgb(68, 122, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4784, 0.8078
RGB percentages26.7%, 47.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(216.5, 58.5%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 67%, 80.8%)
CMYK67%, 40.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,487,886
CSS custom property--colour: #447ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#BB8531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5381D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E75CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9844
Analogous#44BFCE, #5344CE
Triadic#CE447A, #7ACE44
Split complementary#CE5344, #BFCE44
Tetradic#CE44BF, #CE9844, #44CE53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EDF8
Lighter +30%#BDD0EE
Lighter +20%#95B3E3
Lighter +10%#6C97D9
Darker −10%#2E61B1
Darker −20%#244B88
Darker −30%#193560
Darker −40%#0F1F37
More saturated +25%#2674EC
Less saturated −25%#6180B1

Channel breakdown

R68
G122
B206
Red68 (26.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue216.52°
Saturation (HSL)58.47%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 7A · B CE

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