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#446C8A

#446c8a ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#446c8a is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.72% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 33.98% saturation and 40.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #446c8a
  2. #8a6244

Split complementary

  1. #446c8a
  2. #8a4449
  3. #8a8544

Analogous

  1. #448a85
  2. #446c8a
  3. #44498a

Triadic

  1. #446c8a
  2. #8a446c
  3. #6c8a44

Tetradic

  1. #446c8a
  2. #62448a
  3. #8a6244
  4. #6c8a44

Square

  1. #446c8a
  2. #85448a
  3. #8a6244
  4. #498a44

Monochromatic

  1. #111c23
  2. #2b4457
  3. #446c8a
  4. #6793b4
  5. #9ab7cd

Shades

#446c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446c8a
  2. #3d617c
  3. #36566e
  4. #304c61
  5. #294153
  6. #223645
  7. #1b2b37
  8. #142029
  9. #0e161c
  10. #070b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#446c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446c8a
  2. #577b96
  3. #6989a1
  4. #7c98ad
  5. #8fa7b9
  6. #a2b6c5
  7. #b4c4d0
  8. #c7d3dc
  9. #dae2e8
  10. #ecf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446c8a
  2. #4a6e89
  3. #507088
  4. #567287
  5. #5c7486
  6. #627685
  7. #687884
  8. #6e7a83
  9. #747c82
  10. #7a7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6c8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #227376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #556c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f688a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33707e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446c8a {
  color: #446c8a;
}
Background
.bg-446c8a {
  background-color: #446c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446c8a {
  border: 2px solid #446c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 34% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446c8a, #44498a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 3.62 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.61 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.40 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.64 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.94 #bb9375 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#446c8a  rgb(68, 108, 138)  hsl(206, 34%, 40%)  Queen Blue
#8a6244  rgb(138, 98, 68)  hsl(26, 34%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#8a446c  rgb(138, 68, 108)  hsl(326, 34%, 40%)  Twilight Lavender
#6c8a44  rgb(108, 138, 68)  hsl(86, 34%, 40%)  Olive Drab