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#446ca0 color: Star Sapphire

#446ca0 is rgb(68, 108, 160) in RGB and oklch(52.546% 0.09422 255.508) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

52.5%
0.094
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #446ca0

#446ca0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.39:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Sapphire (#3c6a9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #446ca0 mixed with white

  1. 446ca0
  2. 567aaa
  3. 6888b3
  4. 7a97bd
  5. 8ca5c7
  6. 9fb4d0
  7. b1c3da
  8. c4d2e3
  9. d8e1ec
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #446ca0 mixed with black

  1. 446ca0
  2. 3a5d8b
  3. 304e76
  4. 264061
  5. 1d324e
  6. 14253b
  7. 0c1929
  8. 050d19
  9. 020409
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446ca0 with less saturation

  1. 446ca0
  2. 486c9b
  3. 4d6c96
  4. 516c90
  5. 556c8b
  6. 596c86
  7. 5c6c80
  8. 606c7b
  9. 636b76
  10. 676b70

Questions about #446ca0

What color is #446ca0?

#446ca0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Star Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(68, 108, 160), in HSL hsl(213.91, 40.35%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.546% 0.09422 255.508).

What colors go well with #446ca0?

The complementary color of #446ca0 is #8a6222. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #157594 and #66629e. The triadic partners are #995258 and #51773d.

Is white or black text more readable on #446ca0?

White text reads better on #446ca0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446ca0 a warm or cool color?

#446ca0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.094.