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Recognised as Colour

#447FB9

  • #447FB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#447FB9 is a blue with RGB values 68, 127, 185 and HSL 210°, 46%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#447FB9#447FB9
HEX#447FB9
RGBrgb(68, 127, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.498, 0.7255
RGB percentages26.7%, 49.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(209.7, 46.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 63.2%, 72.5%)
CMYK63.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,489,145
CSS custom property--colour: #447FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#BB8046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6682BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5676B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B97E44
Analogous#44B9B8, #4445B9
Triadic#B9447F, #7FB944
Split complementary#B94445, #B9B844
Tetradic#B944B9, #B97E44, #45B944

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E5F1
Lighter +30%#B3CBE3
Lighter +20%#8EB2D5
Lighter +10%#6898C8
Darker −10%#366594
Darker −20%#294C6E
Darker −30%#1B3249
Darker −40%#0D1924
More saturated +25%#247FD9
Less saturated −25%#647F99

Channel breakdown

R68
G127
B185
Red68 (26.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue209.74°
Saturation (HSL)46.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 7F · B B9

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