#449AAD#449AAD
#449AAD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.087 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 154, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 44%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 61%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 11%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.30, -20.02, -17.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.30, 26.70, 221.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% -0.0713 -0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.087 214.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4793, 27.3551, 43.6752) |
| Luminance | 0.2736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.68
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.57
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.22
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.20
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449AAD #AD5744
analogous
#44AD8B #449AAD #4466AD
triadic
#449AAD #AD449A #9AAD44
tetradic
#449AAD #8B44AD #AD5744 #66AD44
square
#449AAD #8B44AD #AD5744 #66AD44
split-complementary
#449AAD #AD4466 #AD8B44
monochromatic
#214C55 #337381 #449AAD #6AB4C4 #96CAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#449AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#449AAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #449AAD
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449AAD | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8AAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 154, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.087 214.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83b8c5',
500: '#449aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449aad; $custom-light: #83b8c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 154,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.857,
"s": 43.568,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64128,
"c": 0.08655,
"h": 214.5
},
"luminance": 0.27357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449AAD
secondary
#C1958B
accent
#6B54D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081