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Colour

#449BE2

  • #449BE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#449BE2 is a blue with RGB values 68, 155, 226 and HSL 207°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#449BE2#449BE2
HEX#449BE2
RGBrgb(68, 155, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6078, 0.8863
RGB percentages26.7%, 60.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(207, 73.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 69.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK69.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,496,354
CSS custom property--colour: #449BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#BB641D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B9EE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#658FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28B44
Analogous#44E2DA, #444CE2
Triadic#E2449B, #9BE244
Split complementary#E2444C, #E2DA44
Tetradic#DA44E2, #E28B44, #4CE244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9FD
Lighter +30%#C8E2F7
Lighter +20%#9CCAF0
Lighter +10%#70B3E9
Darker −10%#2182D2
Darker −20%#1A67A6
Darker −30%#134C7A
Darker −40%#0C304E
More saturated +25%#299EFD
Less saturated −25%#5F98C7

Channel breakdown

R68
G155
B226
Red68 (26.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue206.96°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 9B · B E2

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