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#447ACF Color

#447ACF is rgb(68, 122, 207) in RGB, hsl(217, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#447ACF
HEX#447ACF
RGBrgb(68, 122, 207)
HSLhsl(217, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(217, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.143 259.1)
LABlab(50.71% 3.12 -50.21)
LCHlch(50.71% 50.31 273.55)

What #447ACF 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 #447ACF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 7.16True Blue#0073CFΔE 7.54Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 8.19Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.23United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.42Green-blue#1164B4ΔE 9.79

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

#447ACF Channel Values

How #447ACF 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 122 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #447ACF 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #447ACF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #447ACF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #447ACF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#447ACF
Complementary
#CF9A44
Analogous
#44BFCF
Analogous
#5544CF
Triadic
#CF447A
Triadic
#7ACF44
Split comp.
#CF5544
Split comp.
#BFCF44

Tints & Shades of #447ACF

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

#5D8BD5
#799FDC
#92B1E3
#AAC2E9
#C2D3EF
#DFE8F7

Shades

#3167BF
#2A58A2
#234986
#1A3765
#132849
#0C182D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #447ACF.

How #447ACF 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#447ACF
Protanopia#7373CF
Protanomaly#6376CF
Deuteranopia#6C6CD0
Deuteranomaly#5E72CF
Tritanopia#0A8989
Tritanomaly#2C83A9
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #447ACF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-447acf: #447ACF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #447ACF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-447acf': '#447ACF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.478, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_447acf">#447ACF</color>
SVG fillfill="#447ACF"

More Blue Colors

#447ACF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#447ACF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #447ACF?

#447ACF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(68, 122, 207) in RGB and hsl(217, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Navy Blue (#1974D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #447ACF?

#447ACF is rgb(68, 122, 207) — red 68, green 122, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #447ACF?

#447ACF converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #447ACF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #447ACF scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #447ACF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #447ACF 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 10.52, which is visibly different.

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