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#446CBC

#446cbc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#446cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 42.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.83% cyan, 42.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 47.24% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #446cbc
  2. #bc9444

Split complementary

  1. #446cbc
  2. #bc5844
  3. #a8bc44

Analogous

  1. #44a8bc
  2. #446cbc
  3. #5844bc

Triadic

  1. #446cbc
  2. #bc446c
  3. #6cbc44

Tetradic

  1. #446cbc
  2. #9444bc
  3. #bc9444
  4. #6cbc44

Square

  1. #446cbc
  2. #bc44a8
  3. #bc9444
  4. #44bc58

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2b4c
  2. #2f4c84
  3. #446cbc
  4. #7c98d0
  5. #b5c5e4

Shades

#446cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446cbc
  2. #3d61a9
  3. #365696
  4. #304c84
  5. #294171
  6. #22365e
  7. #1b2b4b
  8. #142038
  9. #0e1626
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#446cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446cbc
  2. #577bc3
  3. #6989c9
  4. #7c98d0
  5. #8fa7d7
  6. #a2b6de
  7. #b4c4e4
  8. #c7d3eb
  9. #dae2f2
  10. #ecf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446cbc
  2. #4a6eb6
  3. #5070b0
  4. #5672aa
  5. #5c74a4
  6. #62769e
  7. #687898
  8. #6e7a92
  9. #747c8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4774bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3569ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4671be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1177a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446cbc {
  color: #446cbc;
}
Background
.bg-446cbc {
  background-color: #446cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446cbc {
  border: 2px solid #446cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446cbc, #5844bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 188 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.82 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.32 #bb9343 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446cbc  rgb(68, 108, 188)  hsl(220, 47%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#bc9444  rgb(188, 148, 68)  hsl(40, 47%, 50%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc446c  rgb(188, 68, 108)  hsl(340, 47%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6cbc44  rgb(108, 188, 68)  hsl(100, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green