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#445478

#445478 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#445478 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 32.94% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.33% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 27.66% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 8.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0893

Complementary

  1. #445478
  2. #786844

Split complementary

  1. #445478
  2. #784e44
  3. #6e7844

Analogous

  1. #446e78
  2. #445478
  3. #4e4478

Triadic

  1. #445478
  2. #784454
  3. #547844

Tetradic

  1. #445478
  2. #684478
  3. #786844
  4. #547844

Square

  1. #445478
  2. #78446e
  3. #786844
  4. #44784e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1016
  2. #283247
  3. #445478
  4. #6277a6
  5. #93a2c2

Shades

#445478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445478
  2. #3d4c6c
  3. #364360
  4. #303b54
  5. #293248
  6. #222a3c
  7. #1b2230
  8. #141924
  9. #0e1118
  10. #07080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#445478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445478
  2. #576586
  3. #697693
  4. #7c87a1
  5. #8f98ae
  6. #a2aabc
  7. #b4bbc9
  8. #c7ccd7
  9. #dadde4
  10. #eceef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445478
  2. #4a5879
  3. #505d7a
  4. #56617a
  5. #5c667b
  6. #626a7c
  7. #686e7d
  8. #6e737e
  9. #74777e
  10. #7a7c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5464 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47577a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #325b61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #465679 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #435378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a596b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445478 {
  color: #445478;
}
Background
.bg-445478 {
  background-color: #445478;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445478 {
  border: 2px solid #445478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 84 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 28% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445478, #4e4478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 84 120 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.37 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.56 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.81 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 11.59 #bbab87 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#445478  rgb(68, 84, 120)  hsl(222, 28%, 37%)  Yale Blue
#786844  rgb(120, 104, 68)  hsl(42, 28%, 37%)  Raw Umber
#784454  rgb(120, 68, 84)  hsl(342, 28%, 37%)  Eggplant
#547844  rgb(84, 120, 68)  hsl(102, 28%, 37%)  Fern Green