#448FC9#448FC9
#448FC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.115 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #448FC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 143, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.16, -4.93, -36.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.16, 37.14, 262.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.8% -0.0495 -0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.115 244.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7450, 25.0886, 58.8909) |
| Luminance | 0.2509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.77
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.04
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.17
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.23
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#448FC9 #C97E44
analogous
#44C9C0 #448FC9 #444DC9
triadic
#448FC9 #C9448F #8FC944
tetradic
#448FC9 #C044C9 #C97E44 #4DC944
square
#448FC9 #C044C9 #C97E44 #4DC944
split-complementary
#448FC9 #C9444D #C9C044
monochromatic
#214E72 #2F6FA1 #448FC9 #73ABD7 #A3C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#448FC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#448FC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #448FC9
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##448FC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##448FC9 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7590CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6383C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #448fc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 143, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.115 244.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85afd9',
500: '#448fc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #448fc9; $custom-light: #85afd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#448fc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 143,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.165,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62799,
"c": 0.11505,
"h": 244.5
},
"luminance": 0.25091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#448FC9
secondary
#D1B198
accent
#8A49DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83