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#445DDA Color

#445DDA is rgb(68, 93, 218) in RGB, hsl(230, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 57%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#445DDA
HEX#445DDA
RGBrgb(68, 93, 218)
HSLhsl(230, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(230, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 57%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.193 270)
LABlab(43.34% 23.32 -68.30)
LCHlch(43.34% 72.17 288.85)

What #445DDA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #445DDA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#445DDA Channel Values

How #445DDA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 93 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.49:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #445DDA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #445DDA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #445DDA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #445DDA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #445DDA.

How #445DDA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#445DDA
Protanopia#5959DA
Protanomaly#525BDA
Deuteranopia#5656DA
Deuteranomaly#4F59DA
Tritanopia#007777
Tritanomaly#1D6DA8
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #445DDA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-445dda: #445DDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #445DDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-445dda': '#445DDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.365, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_445dda">#445DDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#445DDA"

More Blue Colors

#445DDA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#445DDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #445DDA?

#445DDA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 93, 218) in RGB and hsl(230, 67%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #445DDA?

#445DDA is rgb(68, 93, 218) — red 68, green 93, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #445DDA?

#445DDA converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 57%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #445DDA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #445DDA scores 5.49:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #445DDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #445DDA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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