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Recognised as Colour

#448AEA

  • #448AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#448AEA is a blue with RGB values 68, 138, 234 and HSL 215°, 80%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#448AEA#448AEA
HEX#448AEA
RGBrgb(68, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages26.7%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(214.7, 79.8%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 70.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK70.9%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,492,010
CSS custom property--colour: #448AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#BB7515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C92EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4183E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA444
Analogous#44DDEA, #5144EA
Triadic#EA448A, #8AEA44
Split complementary#EA5144, #DDEA44
Tetradic#EA44DD, #EAA444, #44EA51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFF
Lighter +30%#CEE0F9
Lighter +20%#A0C3F4
Lighter +10%#72A7EF
Darker −10%#196EE2
Darker −20%#1458B4
Darker −30%#0F4186
Darker −40%#0A2B58
More saturated +25%#2F87FF
Less saturated −25%#5E8ED0

Channel breakdown

R68
G138
B234
Red68 (26.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue214.7°
Saturation (HSL)79.81%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 8A · B EA

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