#449CB3#449CB3
#449CB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.090 H 217.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 156, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 45%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 62%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.12, -19.24, -19.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.12, 27.62, 225.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% -0.0711 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.09 217.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4058, 28.2583, 46.9127) |
| Luminance | 0.2826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.49
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.86
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449CB3 #B35B44
analogous
#44B392 #449CB3 #4465B3
triadic
#449CB3 #B3449C #9CB344
tetradic
#449CB3 #9244B3 #B35B44 #65B344
square
#449CB3 #9244B3 #B35B44 #65B344
split-complementary
#449CB3 #B34465 #B39244
monochromatic
#224F5A #337587 #449CB3 #6DB5C7 #99CBD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#449CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#449CB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #449CB3
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449CB3 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.65 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D98B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8CB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 156, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.090 217.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83b9c9',
500: '#449cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449cb3; $custom-light: #83b9c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 156,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.432,
"s": 44.939,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64857,
"c": 0.08992,
"h": 217.8
},
"luminance": 0.28261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449CB3
secondary
#C49A8E
accent
#6E53D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082