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#445AAE

#445aae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.92% cyan, 48.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 227.55°, with 43.8% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.116

Complementary

  1. #445aae
  2. #ae9844

Split complementary

  1. #445aae
  2. #ae6344
  3. #8fae44

Analogous

  1. #448fae
  2. #445aae
  3. #6344ae

Triadic

  1. #445aae
  2. #ae445a
  3. #5aae44

Tetradic

  1. #445aae
  2. #9844ae
  3. #ae9844
  4. #5aae44

Square

  1. #445aae
  2. #ae448f
  3. #ae9844
  4. #44ae63

Monochromatic

  1. #192140
  2. #2f3e77
  3. #445aae
  4. #7587c9
  5. #acb7df

Shades

#445aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445aae
  2. #3d519d
  3. #36488b
  4. #303f7a
  5. #293668
  6. #222d57
  7. #1b2446
  8. #141b34
  9. #0e1223
  10. #070911
  11. #000000

Tints

#445aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445aae
  2. #576bb6
  3. #697bbe
  4. #7c8cc6
  5. #8f9cce
  6. #a2add7
  7. #b4bddf
  8. #c7cee7
  9. #dadeef
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445aae
  2. #4a5ea9
  3. #5062a5
  4. #5665a0
  5. #5c699c
  6. #626d97
  7. #687192
  8. #6e758e
  9. #747889
  10. #7a7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3065b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e5bac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3961b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #315bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #236692 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445aae {
  color: #445aae;
}
Background
.bg-445aae {
  background-color: #445aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445aae {
  border: 2px solid #445aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 44% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445aae, #6344ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.16 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.87 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.04 #bba551 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#445aae  rgb(68, 90, 174)  hsl(228, 44%, 47%)  Sapphire
#ae9844  rgb(174, 152, 68)  hsl(48, 44%, 47%)  Brass
#ae445a  rgb(174, 68, 90)  hsl(348, 44%, 47%)  Brick Red
#5aae44  rgb(90, 174, 68)  hsl(108, 44%, 47%)  Kelly Green