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#44779D

#44779d ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#44779d is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 46.67% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.69% cyan, 24.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 205.62°, with 39.56% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #44779d
  2. #9d6a44

Split complementary

  1. #44779d
  2. #9d444a
  3. #9d9744

Analogous

  1. #449d97
  2. #44779d
  3. #444a9d

Triadic

  1. #44779d
  2. #9d4477
  3. #779d44

Tetradic

  1. #44779d
  2. #6a449d
  3. #9d6a44
  4. #779d44

Square

  1. #44779d
  2. #97449d
  3. #9d6a44
  4. #4a9d44

Monochromatic

  1. #162632
  2. #2d4f68
  3. #44779d
  4. #6e9dc0
  5. #a3c1d7

Shades

#44779d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #44779d
  2. #3d6b8d
  3. #365f7e
  4. #30536e
  5. #29475e
  6. #223c4f
  7. #1b303f
  8. #14242f
  9. #0e181f
  10. #070c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#44779d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #44779d
  2. #5785a7
  3. #6992b1
  4. #7ca0ba
  5. #8fadc4
  6. #a2bbce
  7. #b4c9d8
  8. #c7d6e2
  9. #dae4eb
  10. #ecf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#44779d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #44779d
  2. #4a789a
  3. #507997
  4. #567a94
  5. #5c7b91
  6. #627c8f
  7. #687c8c
  8. #6e7d89
  9. #747e86
  10. #7a7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #637485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66779f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6e9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b779e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52729d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #297d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-44779d {
  color: #44779d;
}
Background
.bg-44779d {
  background-color: #44779d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-44779d {
  border: 2px solid #44779d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #44779d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 119 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-44779d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #44779d, #444a9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-44779d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 119 157 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.11 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.27 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.10 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.02 #bb8862 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#44779d  rgb(68, 119, 157)  hsl(206, 40%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#9d6a44  rgb(157, 106, 68)  hsl(26, 40%, 44%)  Cafe au Lait
#9d4477  rgb(157, 68, 119)  hsl(326, 40%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#779d44  rgb(119, 157, 68)  hsl(86, 40%, 44%)  Moss Green