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Recognised as Colour

#447CC4

  • #447CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#447CC4 is a blue with RGB values 68, 124, 196 and HSL 214°, 52%, 52%. 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

#447CC4#447CC4
HEX#447CC4
RGBrgb(68, 124, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.4863, 0.7686
RGB percentages26.7%, 48.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(213.8, 52%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 65.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK65.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,488,388
CSS custom property--colour: #447CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#BB833B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C81C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A75C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C48C44
Analogous#44BCC4, #4C44C4
Triadic#C4447C, #7CC444
Split complementary#C44C44, #BCC444
Tetradic#C444BC, #C48C44, #44C44C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE9F5
Lighter +30%#B8CDE9
Lighter +20%#92B2DC
Lighter +10%#6B97D0
Darker −10%#3364A2
Darker −20%#274C7B
Darker −30%#1B3454
Darker −40%#0E1C2E
More saturated +25%#2578E3
Less saturated −25%#6380A5

Channel breakdown

R68
G124
B196
Red68 (26.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue213.75°
Saturation (HSL)52.03%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 7C · B C4

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