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Recognised as Colour

#448CB8

  • #448CB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#448CB8 is a blue with RGB values 68, 140, 184 and HSL 203°, 46%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#448CB8#448CB8
HEX#448CB8
RGBrgb(68, 140, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.549, 0.7216
RGB percentages26.7%, 54.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(202.8, 46%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 63%, 72.2%)
CMYK63%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,492,472
CSS custom property--colour: #448CB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#BB7347

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#788CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6880B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87044
Analogous#44B8AA, #4452B8
Triadic#B8448C, #8CB844
Split complementary#B84452, #B8AA44
Tetradic#AA44B8, #B87044, #52B844

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E7F0
Lighter +30%#B2D0E3
Lighter +20%#8DBAD5
Lighter +10%#68A3C7
Darker −10%#367093
Darker −20%#28536E
Darker −30%#1B3748
Darker −40%#0D1B23
More saturated +25%#2594D8
Less saturated −25%#648499

Channel breakdown

R68
G140
B184
Red68 (26.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue202.76°
Saturation (HSL)46.03%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 8C · B B8

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