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#446cb2 color: Waterline Blue

#446cb2 is rgb(68, 108, 178) in RGB and oklch(53.578% 0.11924 260.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

53.6%
0.119
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #446cb2

#446cb2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, 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: #446cb2 mixed with white

  1. 446cb2
  2. 567bba
  3. 6789c3
  4. 7997cb
  5. 8ca6d3
  6. 9eb5da
  7. b1c3e2
  8. c4d2e9
  9. d8e1f1
  10. ebf0f8

Darker: #446cb2 mixed with black

  1. 446cb2
  2. 3a5d9a
  3. 304e83
  4. 26406d
  5. 1d3257
  6. 142543
  7. 0c192f
  8. 050d1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #446cb2 with less saturation

  1. 446cb2
  2. 496dab
  3. 4d6da5
  4. 516e9e
  5. 566e97
  6. 5a6e90
  7. 5e6e8a
  8. 626e83
  9. 666e7c
  10. 6a6e75

Questions about #446cb2

What color is #446cb2?

#446cb2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(68, 108, 178), in HSL hsl(218.18, 44.72%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.578% 0.11924 260.862).

What colors go well with #446cb2?

The complementary color of #446cb2 is #906400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0078a5 and #6e5fad. The triadic partners are #a74d4f and #437e39.

Is white or black text more readable on #446cb2?

White text reads better on #446cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #446cb2 a warm or cool color?

#446cb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.119.