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#445AAD

#445aad ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445aad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.69% cyan, 47.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 227.43°, with 43.57% saturation and 47.25% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.1156

Complementary

  1. #445aad
  2. #ad9744

Split complementary

  1. #445aad
  2. #ad6244
  3. #8ead44

Analogous

  1. #448ead
  2. #445aad
  3. #6244ad

Triadic

  1. #445aad
  2. #ad445a
  3. #5aad44

Tetradic

  1. #445aad
  2. #9744ad
  3. #ad9744
  4. #5aad44

Square

  1. #445aad
  2. #ad448e
  3. #ad9744
  4. #44ad62

Monochromatic

  1. #19213f
  2. #2e3d76
  3. #445aad
  4. #7586c9
  5. #acb6de

Shades

#445aad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445aad
  2. #3d519c
  3. #36488a
  4. #303f79
  5. #293668
  6. #222d57
  7. #1b2445
  8. #141b34
  9. #0e1223
  10. #070911
  11. #000000

Tints

#445aad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445aad
  2. #576bb5
  3. #697bbd
  4. #7c8cc6
  5. #8f9cce
  6. #a2add6
  7. #b4bdde
  8. #c7cee6
  9. #dadeef
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445aad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445aad
  2. #4a5ea9
  3. #5062a4
  4. #5665a0
  5. #5c699b
  6. #626d97
  7. #687192
  8. #6e758e
  9. #747889
  10. #7a7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3164b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f5bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3960af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #325bac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445aad {
  color: #445aad;
}
Background
.bg-445aad {
  background-color: #445aad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445aad {
  border: 2px solid #445aad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445aad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445aad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445aad, #6244ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445aad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 173 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.49 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.98 #bba552 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#445aad  rgb(68, 90, 173)  hsl(227, 44%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ad9744  rgb(173, 151, 68)  hsl(47, 44%, 47%)  Brass
#ad445a  rgb(173, 68, 90)  hsl(347, 44%, 47%)  Brick Red
#5aad44  rgb(90, 173, 68)  hsl(107, 44%, 47%)  Kelly Green