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#446ba9 color: Waterline Blue

#446ba9 is rgb(68, 107, 169) in RGB and oklch(52.823% 0.10778 259.311) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

52.8%
0.108
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #446ba9

#446ba9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, 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: #446ba9 mixed with white

  1. 446ba9
  2. 5679b2
  3. 6788bb
  4. 7996c4
  5. 8ca5cd
  6. 9eb4d5
  7. b1c3de
  8. c4d1e6
  9. d8e1ef
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #446ba9 mixed with black

  1. 446ba9
  2. 3a5c92
  3. 304e7c
  4. 263f67
  5. 1d3253
  6. 14253f
  7. 0c182c
  8. 050d1b
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446ba9 with less saturation

  1. 446ba9
  2. 486ba3
  3. 4d6c9d
  4. 516c97
  5. 556c91
  6. 596c8b
  7. 5d6c85
  8. 606c7e
  9. 646c78
  10. 686c72

Questions about #446ba9

What color is #446ba9?

#446ba9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(68, 107, 169), in HSL hsl(216.83, 42.62%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.823% 0.10778 259.311).

What colors go well with #446ba9?

The complementary color of #446ba9 is #8c6306. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00769d and #6a5fa5. The triadic partners are #a04f52 and #487a3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #446ba9?

White text reads better on #446ba9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446ba9 a warm or cool color?

#446ba9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.108.