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#445689

#445689 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445689 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 33.73% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.36% cyan, 37.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.35°, with 33.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0969

Complementary

  1. #445689
  2. #897744

Split complementary

  1. #445689
  2. #895544
  3. #798944

Analogous

  1. #447989
  2. #445689
  3. #554489

Triadic

  1. #445689
  2. #894456
  3. #568944

Tetradic

  1. #445689
  2. #774489
  3. #897744
  4. #568944

Square

  1. #445689
  2. #894479
  3. #897744
  4. #448955

Monochromatic

  1. #111623
  2. #2b3656
  3. #445689
  4. #667ab3
  5. #99a7cd

Shades

#445689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445689
  2. #3d4d7b
  3. #36456e
  4. #303c60
  5. #293452
  6. #222b45
  7. #1b2237
  8. #141a29
  9. #0e111b
  10. #07090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#445689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445689
  2. #576795
  3. #6978a1
  4. #7c89ac
  5. #8f9ab8
  6. #a2abc4
  7. #b4bbd0
  8. #c7ccdc
  9. #dadde7
  10. #eceef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445689
  2. #4a5a88
  3. #505e87
  4. #566386
  5. #5c6785
  6. #626b85
  7. #686f84
  8. #6e7383
  9. #747882
  10. #7a7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51576f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5588 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #276169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43598a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f5588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #355d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445689 {
  color: #445689;
}
Background
.bg-445689 {
  background-color: #445689;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445689 {
  border: 2px solid #445689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 86 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 34% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445689, #554489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 86 137 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.25 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.52 #bba976 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#445689  rgb(68, 86, 137)  hsl(224, 34%, 40%)  Yale Blue
#897744  rgb(137, 119, 68)  hsl(44, 34%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#894456  rgb(137, 68, 86)  hsl(344, 34%, 40%)  Cordovan
#568944  rgb(86, 137, 68)  hsl(104, 34%, 40%)  Sap Green