#449CE9#449CE9
#449CE9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.142 H 248.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #449CE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 156, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 79%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 71%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.41, -1.47, -46.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.41, 46.43, 268.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.43% -0.0529 -0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.43% 0.142 248.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9748, 30.8859, 81.5095) |
| Luminance | 0.3089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.29
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.90
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.43
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.96
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#449CE9 #E99144
analogous
#44E9E3 #449CE9 #444AE9
triadic
#449CE9 #E9449C #9CE944
tetradic
#449CE9 #E344E9 #E99144 #4AE944
square
#449CE9 #E344E9 #E99144 #4AE944
split-complementary
#449CE9 #E9444A #E9E344
monochromatic
#135EA0 #197ED7 #449CE9 #7BB9EF #B2D6F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#449CE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#449CE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #449CE9
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##449CE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##449CE9 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#799FEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6290E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #449ce9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 156, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.142 248.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bb8f0',
500: '#449ce9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #449ce9; $custom-light: #8bb8f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#449ce9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 156,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67429,
"c": 0.14188,
"h": 248.1
},
"luminance": 0.30889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#449CE9
secondary
#E5C2A4
accent
#8D32F5
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1116
muted
#7E8084