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#446aa8 color: Waterline Blue

#446aa8 is rgb(68, 106, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.539% 0.1075 259.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

52.5%
0.108
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #446aa8

#446aa8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.42:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waterline Blue (#436bad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #446aa8 mixed with white

  1. 446aa8
  2. 5679b1
  3. 6787ba
  4. 7996c3
  5. 8ca4cc
  6. 9eb3d5
  7. b1c2dd
  8. c4d1e6
  9. d7e0ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #446aa8 mixed with black

  1. 446aa8
  2. 3a5b92
  3. 304d7c
  4. 263f67
  5. 1d3152
  6. 14243f
  7. 0c182c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446aa8 with less saturation

  1. 446aa8
  2. 486aa2
  3. 4c6b9c
  4. 506b96
  5. 546b90
  6. 586b8a
  7. 5c6b84
  8. 606b7e
  9. 636b77
  10. 676b71

Questions about #446aa8

What color is #446aa8?

#446aa8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(68, 106, 168), in HSL hsl(217.2, 42.37%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.539% 0.1075 259.758).

What colors go well with #446aa8?

The complementary color of #446aa8 is #8b6204. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00759c and #6a5ea4. The triadic partners are #9f4e50 and #47793b.

Is white or black text more readable on #446aa8?

White text reads better on #446aa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446aa8 a warm or cool color?

#446aa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.108.