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#446CDC

#446cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#446cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.09% cyan, 50.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.21°, with 68.47% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.17.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1712

Complementary

  1. #446cdc
  2. #dcb444

Split complementary

  1. #446cdc
  2. #dc6844
  3. #b8dc44

Analogous

  1. #44b8dc
  2. #446cdc
  3. #6844dc

Triadic

  1. #446cdc
  2. #dc446c
  3. #6cdc44

Tetradic

  1. #446cdc
  2. #b444dc
  3. #dcb444
  4. #6cdc44

Square

  1. #446cdc
  2. #dc44b8
  3. #dcb444
  4. #44dc68

Monochromatic

  1. #152e72
  2. #2147b2
  3. #446cdc
  4. #849fe8
  5. #c5d1f4

Shades

#446cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446cdc
  2. #3d61c6
  3. #3656b0
  4. #304c9a
  5. #294184
  6. #22366e
  7. #1b2b58
  8. #142042
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#446cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446cdc
  2. #577be0
  3. #6989e3
  4. #7c98e7
  5. #8fa7ea
  6. #a2b6ee
  7. #b4c4f1
  8. #c7d3f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446cdc
  2. #4a6ed3
  3. #5070ca
  4. #5672c0
  5. #5c74b7
  6. #6276ae
  7. #6878a5
  8. #6e7a9c
  9. #747c92
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6370a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #277ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3575de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #216cdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446cdc {
  color: #446cdc;
}
Background
.bg-446cdc {
  background-color: #446cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446cdc {
  border: 2px solid #446cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446cdc, #6844dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.17 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.72 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.14 #bb9323 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446cdc  rgb(68, 108, 220)  hsl(224, 68%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#dcb444  rgb(220, 180, 68)  hsl(44, 68%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#dc446c  rgb(220, 68, 108)  hsl(344, 68%, 56%)  Cerise
#6cdc44  rgb(108, 220, 68)  hsl(104, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green