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#445A9E

#445a9e ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#445a9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.96% cyan, 43.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 225.33°, with 39.82% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #445a9e
  2. #9e8844

Split complementary

  1. #445a9e
  2. #9e5b44
  3. #879e44

Analogous

  1. #44879e
  2. #445a9e
  3. #5b449e

Triadic

  1. #445a9e
  2. #9e445a
  3. #5a9e44

Tetradic

  1. #445a9e
  2. #88449e
  3. #9e8844
  4. #5a9e44

Square

  1. #445a9e
  2. #9e4487
  3. #9e8844
  4. #449e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #161d33
  2. #2d3c69
  3. #445a9e
  4. #6e82c1
  5. #a3b0d8

Shades

#445a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #445a9e
  2. #3d518e
  3. #36487e
  4. #303f6f
  5. #29365f
  6. #222d4f
  7. #1b243f
  8. #141b2f
  9. #0e1220
  10. #070910
  11. #000000

Tints

#445a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #445a9e
  2. #576ba8
  3. #697bb1
  4. #7c8cbb
  5. #8f9cc5
  6. #a2adcf
  7. #b4bdd8
  8. #c7cee2
  9. #dadeec
  10. #eceff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#445a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #445a9e
  2. #4a5e9b
  3. #506298
  4. #566595
  5. #5c6992
  6. #626d8f
  7. #68718c
  8. #6e7589
  9. #747886
  10. #7a7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d62a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #315a9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c6974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #405fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a5a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c6387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-445a9e {
  color: #445a9e;
}
Background
.bg-445a9e {
  background-color: #445a9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-445a9e {
  border: 2px solid #445a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #445a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 90 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-445a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #445a9e, #5b449e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-445a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 90 158 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.89 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.16 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.75 #bba561 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#445a9e  rgb(68, 90, 158)  hsl(225, 40%, 44%)  Sapphire
#9e8844  rgb(158, 136, 68)  hsl(45, 40%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e445a  rgb(158, 68, 90)  hsl(345, 40%, 44%)  Cordovan
#5a9e44  rgb(90, 158, 68)  hsl(105, 40%, 44%)  Olive Drab