#448AC6#448AC6
#448AC6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.115 H 246.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #448AC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 138, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, -3.05, -37.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 37.74, 265.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.49% -0.0452 -0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.49% 0.115 246.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6616, 23.4809, 56.8058) |
| Luminance | 0.2348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.54
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.28
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.28
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.32
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.79
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#448AC6 #C68044
analogous
#44C6C1 #448AC6 #4449C6
triadic
#448AC6 #C6448A #8AC644
tetradic
#448AC6 #C144C6 #C68044 #49C644
square
#448AC6 #C144C6 #C68044 #49C644
split-complementary
#448AC6 #C64449 #C6C144
monochromatic
#224B6E #306B9D #448AC6 #73A7D4 #A2C5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#448AC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#448AC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #448AC6
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##448AC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##448AC6 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708CC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7FC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #448ac6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 138, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.115 246.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85abd7',
500: '#448ac6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #448ac6; $custom-light: #85abd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#448ac6",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 138,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.692,
"s": 53.279,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61494,
"c": 0.11549,
"h": 246.9
},
"luminance": 0.23483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#448AC6
secondary
#CFB197
accent
#8E4BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83