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Recognised as Colour

#449ECD

  • #449ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#449ECD is a blue with RGB values 68, 158, 205 and HSL 201°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#449ECD#449ECD
HEX#449ECD
RGBrgb(68, 158, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.6196, 0.8039
RGB percentages26.7%, 62%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(200.6, 57.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 66.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK66.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,497,101
CSS custom property--colour: #449ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#BB6132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#758FCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 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 text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7344
Analogous#44CDB8, #4459CD
Triadic#CD449E, #9ECD44
Split complementary#CD4459, #CDB844
Tetradic#B844CD, #CD7344, #5ACD44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F1F8
Lighter +30%#BDDDED
Lighter +20%#94C8E3
Lighter +10%#6CB3D8
Darker −10%#2F83AF
Darker −20%#246587
Darker −30%#19475F
Darker −40%#0F2936
More saturated +25%#26A7EB
Less saturated −25%#6295AF

Channel breakdown

R68
G158
B205
Red68 (26.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue200.58°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 9E · B CD

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