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#446ca7 color: Waterline Blue

#446ca7 is rgb(68, 108, 167) in RGB and oklch(52.935% 0.10389 257.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

52.9%
0.104
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #446ca7

#446ca7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.32:1 contrast and black text 3.95:1, 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: #446ca7 mixed with white

  1. 446ca7
  2. 567ab0
  3. 6889b9
  4. 7a97c2
  5. 8ca6cb
  6. 9eb4d4
  7. b1c3dd
  8. c4d2e6
  9. d8e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #446ca7 mixed with black

  1. 446ca7
  2. 3a5d91
  3. 304e7b
  4. 264066
  5. 1d3252
  6. 14253e
  7. 0c192c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446ca7 with less saturation

  1. 446ca7
  2. 486ca1
  3. 4d6d9b
  4. 516d96
  5. 556d90
  6. 596d8a
  7. 5d6d84
  8. 616c7e
  9. 646c78
  10. 686c72

Questions about #446ca7

What color is #446ca7?

#446ca7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(68, 108, 167), in HSL hsl(215.76, 42.13%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.935% 0.10389 257.977).

What colors go well with #446ca7?

The complementary color of #446ca7 is #8c6312. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00769b and #6961a4. The triadic partners are #9f5055 and #4c793c.

Is white or black text more readable on #446ca7?

White text reads better on #446ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and black gives 3.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446ca7 a warm or cool color?

#446ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.104.