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#446CCC

#446ccc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#446ccc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 42.35% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 57.14% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1631

Complementary

  1. #446ccc
  2. #cca444

Split complementary

  1. #446ccc
  2. #cc6044
  3. #b0cc44

Analogous

  1. #44b0cc
  2. #446ccc
  3. #6044cc

Triadic

  1. #446ccc
  2. #cc446c
  3. #6ccc44

Tetradic

  1. #446ccc
  2. #a444cc
  3. #cca444
  4. #6ccc44

Square

  1. #446ccc
  2. #cc44b0
  3. #cca444
  4. #44cc60

Monochromatic

  1. #192d5d
  2. #2a4b9a
  3. #446ccc
  4. #809bdc
  5. #bccaed

Shades

#446ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446ccc
  2. #3d61b8
  3. #3656a3
  4. #304c8f
  5. #29417a
  6. #223666
  7. #1b2b52
  8. #14203d
  9. #0e1629
  10. #070b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#446ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446ccc
  2. #577bd1
  3. #6989d6
  4. #7c98db
  5. #8fa7e0
  6. #a2b6e6
  7. #b4c4eb
  8. #c7d3f0
  9. #dae2f5
  10. #ecf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446ccc
  2. #4a6ec4
  3. #5070bd
  4. #5672b5
  5. #5c74ae
  6. #6276a6
  7. #68789e
  8. #6e7a97
  9. #747c8f
  10. #7a7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a77d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e6bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e73ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #316bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446ccc {
  color: #446ccc;
}
Background
.bg-446ccc {
  background-color: #446ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446ccc {
  border: 2px solid #446ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 57% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446ccc, #6044cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 204 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.59 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.06 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.05 #bb9333 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446ccc  rgb(68, 108, 204)  hsl(222, 57%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#cca444  rgb(204, 164, 68)  hsl(42, 57%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#cc446c  rgb(204, 68, 108)  hsl(342, 57%, 53%)  Cerise
#6ccc44  rgb(108, 204, 68)  hsl(102, 57%, 53%)  Lime Green