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#446FDE

#446fde ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#446fde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 43.53% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.37% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 223.25°, with 70% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1787

Complementary

  1. #446fde
  2. #deb344

Split complementary

  1. #446fde
  2. #de6644
  3. #bcde44

Analogous

  1. #44bcde
  2. #446fde
  3. #6644de

Triadic

  1. #446fde
  2. #de446f
  3. #6fde44

Tetradic

  1. #446fde
  2. #b344de
  3. #deb344
  4. #6fde44

Square

  1. #446fde
  2. #de44bc
  3. #deb344
  4. #44de66

Monochromatic

  1. #152f74
  2. #204ab5
  3. #446fde
  4. #85a1e9
  5. #c6d3f5

Shades

#446fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446fde
  2. #3d64c8
  3. #3659b2
  4. #304e9b
  5. #294385
  6. #22386f
  7. #1b2c59
  8. #142143
  9. #0e162c
  10. #070b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#446fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446fde
  2. #577de1
  3. #698ce5
  4. #7c9ae8
  5. #8fa9eb
  6. #a2b7ef
  7. #b4c5f2
  8. #c7d4f5
  9. #dae2f8
  10. #ecf1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446fde
  2. #4a71d5
  3. #5072cb
  4. #5674c2
  5. #5c76b8
  6. #6278af
  7. #6879a6
  8. #6e7b9c
  9. #747d93
  10. #7a7e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6573aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3877e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #246fdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446fde {
  color: #446fde;
}
Background
.bg-446fde {
  background-color: #446fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446fde {
  border: 2px solid #446fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 111 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446fde, #6644de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 111 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.93 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.02 #bb9021 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446fde  rgb(68, 111, 222)  hsl(223, 70%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#deb344  rgb(222, 179, 68)  hsl(43, 70%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#de446f  rgb(222, 68, 111)  hsl(343, 70%, 57%)  Cerise
#6fde44  rgb(111, 222, 68)  hsl(103, 70%, 57%)  Lime Green