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#446CDB

#446cdb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#446cdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.95% cyan, 50.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 224.11°, with 67.71% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1707

Complementary

  1. #446cdb
  2. #dbb344

Split complementary

  1. #446cdb
  2. #db6744
  3. #b7db44

Analogous

  1. #44b7db
  2. #446cdb
  3. #6744db

Triadic

  1. #446cdb
  2. #db446c
  3. #6cdb44

Tetradic

  1. #446cdb
  2. #b344db
  3. #dbb344
  4. #6cdb44

Square

  1. #446cdb
  2. #db44b7
  3. #dbb344
  4. #44db67

Monochromatic

  1. #162e70
  2. #2248b0
  3. #446cdb
  4. #849ee7
  5. #c4d1f4

Shades

#446cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446cdb
  2. #3d61c5
  3. #3656af
  4. #304c99
  5. #294183
  6. #22366e
  7. #1b2b58
  8. #142042
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#446cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446cdb
  2. #577bdf
  3. #6989e2
  4. #7c98e6
  5. #8fa7e9
  6. #a2b6ed
  7. #b4c4f1
  8. #c7d3f4
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446cdb
  2. #4a6ed2
  3. #5070c9
  4. #5672c0
  5. #5c74b7
  6. #6276ae
  7. #6878a4
  8. #6e7a9b
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6370a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #287adf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3575dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #236cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446cdb {
  color: #446cdb;
}
Background
.bg-446cdb {
  background-color: #446cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446cdb {
  border: 2px solid #446cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446cdb, #6744db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.04 #bb9324 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446cdb  rgb(68, 108, 219)  hsl(224, 68%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#dbb344  rgb(219, 179, 68)  hsl(44, 68%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#db446c  rgb(219, 68, 108)  hsl(344, 68%, 56%)  Cerise
#6cdb44  rgb(108, 219, 68)  hsl(104, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green