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#446CBB

#446cbb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#446cbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 42.35% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 42.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 219.83°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #446cbb
  2. #bb9344

Split complementary

  1. #446cbb
  2. #bb5744
  3. #a8bb44

Analogous

  1. #44a8bb
  2. #446cbb
  3. #5744bb

Triadic

  1. #446cbb
  2. #bb446c
  3. #6cbb44

Tetradic

  1. #446cbb
  2. #9344bb
  3. #bb9344
  4. #6cbb44

Square

  1. #446cbb
  2. #bb44a8
  3. #bb9344
  4. #44bb57

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2b4b
  2. #304c83
  3. #446cbb
  4. #7c98cf
  5. #b4c4e4

Shades

#446cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #446cbb
  2. #3d61a8
  3. #365696
  4. #304c83
  5. #294170
  6. #22365e
  7. #1b2b4b
  8. #142038
  9. #0e1625
  10. #070b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#446cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #446cbb
  2. #577bc2
  3. #6989c9
  4. #7c98cf
  5. #8fa7d6
  6. #a2b6dd
  7. #b4c4e4
  8. #c7d3eb
  9. #dae2f1
  10. #ecf0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#446cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #446cbb
  2. #4a6eb5
  3. #5070af
  4. #5672a9
  5. #5c74a3
  6. #62769e
  7. #687898
  8. #6e7a92
  9. #747c8c
  10. #7a7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4874be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3669b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4671bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1377a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-446cbb {
  color: #446cbb;
}
Background
.bg-446cbb {
  background-color: #446cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-446cbb {
  border: 2px solid #446cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #446cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 108 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-446cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #446cbb, #5744bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-446cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 108 187 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.27 #bb9344 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#446cbb  rgb(68, 108, 187)  hsl(220, 47%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#bb9344  rgb(187, 147, 68)  hsl(40, 47%, 50%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb446c  rgb(187, 68, 108)  hsl(340, 47%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#6cbb44  rgb(108, 187, 68)  hsl(100, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green