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Recognised as Colour

#448BCB

  • #448BCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#448BCB is a blue with RGB values 68, 139, 203 and HSL 208°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#448BCB#448BCB
HEX#448BCB
RGBrgb(68, 139, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.5451, 0.7961
RGB percentages26.7%, 54.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(208.4, 56.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 66.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK66.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,492,235
CSS custom property--colour: #448BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#BB7434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8ECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C81CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8444
Analogous#44CBC8, #4447CB
Triadic#CB448B, #8BCB44
Split complementary#CB4448, #CBC844
Tetradic#C744CB, #CB8444, #47CB44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EEF7
Lighter +30%#BCD5EC
Lighter +20%#94BDE1
Lighter +10%#6CA4D6
Darker −10%#3071AC
Darker −20%#255784
Darker −30%#1A3D5C
Darker −40%#0F2234
More saturated +25%#268DE9
Less saturated −25%#6289AD

Channel breakdown

R68
G139
B203
Red68 (26.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue208.44°
Saturation (HSL)56.49%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 8B · B CB

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