Recognised as Colour
#447BAA
- #447BAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Steel blue
#447BAA is a blue with RGB values 68, 123, 170 and HSL 208°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.
Colour values
#447BAA#447BAA
HEX#447BAA
RGBrgb(68, 123, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4824, 0.6667
RGB percentages26.7%, 48.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(207.6, 42.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 60%, 66.7%)
CMYK60%, 27.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,488,106
CSS custom property--colour: #447BAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#BB8455
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7344
Analogous#44AAA6, #4448AA
Triadic#AA447B, #7BAA44
Split complementary#AA4448, #AAA644
Tetradic#A644AA, #AA7344, #48AA44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R68
G123
B170
Red68 (26.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue207.65°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 7B · B AA
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