#449EC5#449EC5

#449EC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.103 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#449EC5
RGB	rgb(68, 158, 197)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 65%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.40, -14.63, -27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.40, 31.56, 242.38°)
OKLab	oklab(66.11% -0.0663 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(66.11% 0.103 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6848, 29.7113, 57.2464)
Luminance	0.2971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#449EC5 #C56B44

analogous

#44C5AC #449EC5 #445DC5

triadic

#449EC5 #C5449E #9EC544

tetradic

#449EC5 #AC44C5 #C56B44 #5DC544

square

#449EC5 #AC44C5 #C56B44 #5DC544

split-complementary

#449EC5 #C5445D #C5AC44

monochromatic

#22566D #307B9C #449EC5 #73B6D3 #A1CEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#449EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.94

#449EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #449EC5

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##449EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##449EC5	1.00	3.02	6.94	6.94
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #449ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 158, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.103 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad6',
    500: '#449ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #449ec5;
$custom-light: #86bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#449ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.14,
    "s": 52.653,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6611,
    "c": 0.10259,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#449EC5

secondary

#CFA796

accent

#774CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #449EC5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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