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#445A9C

#445a9c ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445a9c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 35.29% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.41% cyan, 42.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 39.29% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.1094

Complementary

  1. #445a9c
  2. #9c8644

Split complementary

  1. #445a9c
  2. #9c5a44
  3. #869c44

Analogous

  1. #44869c
  2. #445a9c
  3. #5a449c

Triadic

  1. #445a9c
  2. #9c445a
  3. #5a9c44

Tetradic

  1. #445a9c
  2. #86449c
  3. #9c8644
  4. #5a9c44

Square

  1. #445a9c
  2. #9c4486
  3. #9c8644
  4. #449c5a

Monochromatic

  1. #161d31
  2. #2d3b67
  3. #445a9c
  4. #6d82bf
  5. #a2afd7

Shades

#445a9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a9c
  2. #3d518c
  3. #36487d
  4. #303f6d
  5. #29365e
  6. #222d4e
  7. #1b243e
  8. #141b2f
  9. #0e121f
  10. #070910
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a9c
  2. #576ba6
  3. #697bb0
  4. #7c8cba
  5. #8f9cc4
  6. #a2adce
  7. #b4bdd7
  8. #c7cee1
  9. #dadeeb
  10. #eceff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a9c
  2. #4a5e99
  3. #506296
  4. #566594
  5. #5c6991
  6. #626d8e
  7. #68718b
  8. #6e7588
  9. #747886
  10. #7a7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e619f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #33599b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #106873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415e9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5a9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d6385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a9c {
  color: #445a9c;
}
Background
.bg-445a9c {
  background-color: #445a9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a9c {
  border: 2px solid #445a9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 39% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a9c, #5a449c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 156 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.90 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.99 #bba563 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#445a9c  rgb(68, 90, 156)  hsl(225, 39%, 44%)  Sapphire
#9c8644  rgb(156, 134, 68)  hsl(45, 39%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9c445a  rgb(156, 68, 90)  hsl(345, 39%, 44%)  Cordovan
#5a9c44  rgb(90, 156, 68)  hsl(105, 39%, 44%)  Olive Drab