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#446C8F

#446c8f ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#446c8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.45% cyan, 24.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 208°, with 35.55% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #446c8f
  2. #8f6744

Split complementary

  1. #446c8f
  2. #8f4446
  3. #8f8c44

Analogous

  1. #448f8c
  2. #446c8f
  3. #44468f

Triadic

  1. #446c8f
  2. #8f446c
  3. #6c8f44

Tetradic

  1. #446c8f
  2. #67448f
  3. #8f6744
  4. #6c8f44

Square

  1. #446c8f
  2. #8c448f
  3. #8f6744
  4. #468f44

Monochromatic

  1. #131e27
  2. #2b455b
  3. #446c8f
  4. #6892b7
  5. #9cb8d0

Shades

#446c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446c8f
  2. #3d6181
  3. #365672
  4. #304c64
  5. #294156
  6. #223648
  7. #1b2b39
  8. #14202b
  9. #0e161d
  10. #070b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#446c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446c8f
  2. #577b9a
  3. #6989a5
  4. #7c98b1
  5. #8fa7bc
  6. #a2b6c7
  7. #b4c4d2
  8. #c7d3dd
  9. #dae2e9
  10. #ecf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446c8f
  2. #4a6e8e
  3. #50708c
  4. #56728b
  5. #5c7489
  6. #627688
  7. #687886
  8. #6e7a85
  9. #747c83
  10. #7a7e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6a7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6d91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #54658e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d7478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #546c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e688f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #317182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446c8f {
  color: #446c8f;
}
Background
.bg-446c8f {
  background-color: #446c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446c8f {
  border: 2px solid #446c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 36% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446c8f, #44468f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 143 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 1.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.57 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.02 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.52 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.71 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.60 #bb9370 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#446c8f  rgb(68, 108, 143)  hsl(208, 36%, 41%)  Queen Blue
#8f6744  rgb(143, 103, 68)  hsl(28, 36%, 41%)  Raw Umber
#8f446c  rgb(143, 68, 108)  hsl(328, 36%, 41%)  Twilight Lavender
#6c8f44  rgb(108, 143, 68)  hsl(88, 36%, 41%)  Olive Drab