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#446ca3 color: Star Sapphire

#446ca3 is rgb(68, 108, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.711% 0.09835 256.639) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

52.7%
0.098
257°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #446ca3

#446ca3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 257°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.36:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, 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: #446ca3 mixed with white

  1. 446ca3
  2. 567aad
  3. 6888b6
  4. 7a97bf
  5. 8ca5c9
  6. 9eb4d2
  7. b1c3db
  8. c4d2e4
  9. d8e1ed
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #446ca3 mixed with black

  1. 446ca3
  2. 3a5d8d
  3. 304e78
  4. 264063
  5. 1d324f
  6. 14253c
  7. 0c192a
  8. 050d19
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446ca3 with less saturation

  1. 446ca3
  2. 486c9e
  3. 4d6c98
  4. 516c93
  5. 556c8d
  6. 596c88
  7. 5c6c82
  8. 606c7c
  9. 646c77
  10. 676b71

Questions about #446ca3

What color is #446ca3?

#446ca3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Star Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(68, 108, 163), in HSL hsl(214.74, 41.13%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.711% 0.09835 256.639).

What colors go well with #446ca3?

The complementary color of #446ca3 is #8b621c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d7697 and #6761a1. The triadic partners are #9c5257 and #4f783d.

Is white or black text more readable on #446ca3?

White text reads better on #446ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446ca3 a warm or cool color?

#446ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 257 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.098.