#448BC9#448BC9
#448BC9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.118 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #448BC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 139, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.00, -2.61, -38.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.00, 38.73, 266.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% -0.0454 -0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.118 247.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1552, 23.9090, 58.6943) |
| Luminance | 0.2391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.96
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.39
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.46
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.49
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.77
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#448BC9 #C98244
analogous
#44C9C5 #448BC9 #4448C9
triadic
#448BC9 #C9448B #8BC944
tetradic
#448BC9 #C544C9 #C98244 #48C944
square
#448BC9 #C544C9 #C98244 #48C944
split-complementary
#448BC9 #C94448 #C9C544
monochromatic
#214C72 #2F6CA1 #448BC9 #73A8D7 #A3C6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#448BC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#448BC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #448BC9
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##448BC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##448BC9 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#708DCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D80C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #448bc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 139, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.118 247.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85acd9',
500: '#448bc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #448bc9; $custom-light: #85acd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#448bc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 139,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.97,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6188,
"c": 0.11827,
"h": 247.4
},
"luminance": 0.23911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#448BC9
secondary
#D1B298
accent
#8F49DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83