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#445A9B

#445a9b ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445a9b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 35.29% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.13% cyan, 41.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 224.83°, with 39.01% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.1091

Complementary

  1. #445a9b
  2. #9b8544

Split complementary

  1. #445a9b
  2. #9b5a44
  3. #869b44

Analogous

  1. #44869b
  2. #445a9b
  3. #5a449b

Triadic

  1. #445a9b
  2. #9b445a
  3. #5a9b44

Tetradic

  1. #445a9b
  2. #85449b
  3. #9b8544
  4. #5a9b44

Square

  1. #445a9b
  2. #9b4486
  3. #9b8544
  4. #449b5a

Monochromatic

  1. #151c31
  2. #2d3b66
  3. #445a9b
  4. #6d81bf
  5. #a2afd6

Shades

#445a9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a9b
  2. #3d518c
  3. #36487c
  4. #303f6d
  5. #29365d
  6. #222d4e
  7. #1b243e
  8. #141b2f
  9. #0e121f
  10. #070910
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a9b
  2. #576ba5
  3. #697baf
  4. #7c8cb9
  5. #8f9cc3
  6. #a2adcd
  7. #b4bdd7
  8. #c7cee1
  9. #dadeeb
  10. #eceff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a9b
  2. #4a5e98
  3. #506296
  4. #566593
  5. #5c6990
  6. #626d8e
  7. #68718b
  8. #6e7588
  9. #747885
  10. #7a7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f619e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #34599a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #126873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415e9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e6385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a9b {
  color: #445a9b;
}
Background
.bg-445a9b {
  background-color: #445a9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a9b {
  border: 2px solid #445a9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 39% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a9b, #5a449b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 155 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.96 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.11 #bba564 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#445a9b  rgb(68, 90, 155)  hsl(225, 39%, 44%)  Sapphire
#9b8544  rgb(155, 133, 68)  hsl(45, 39%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b445a  rgb(155, 68, 90)  hsl(345, 39%, 44%)  Cordovan
#5a9b44  rgb(90, 155, 68)  hsl(105, 39%, 44%)  Olive Drab