#449EC6#449EC6

#449EC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.103 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#449EC6
RGB	rgb(68, 158, 198)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 66%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.44, -14.31, -28.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.44, 31.86, 243.31°)
OKLab	oklab(66.16% -0.066 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(66.16% 0.103 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7998, 29.7573, 57.8519)
Luminance	0.2976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#449EC6 #C66C44

analogous

#44C6AD #449EC6 #445DC6

triadic

#449EC6 #C6449E #9EC644

tetradic

#449EC6 #AD44C6 #C66C44 #5DC644

square

#449EC6 #AD44C6 #C66C44 #5DC644

split-complementary

#449EC6 #C6445D #C6AD44

monochromatic

#22576E #307B9D #449EC6 #73B6D4 #A2CFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#449EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#449EC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #449EC6

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##449EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##449EC6	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #449ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 158, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.103 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad7',
    500: '#449ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #449ec6;
$custom-light: #86bad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#449ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.462,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66155,
    "c": 0.10346,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#449EC6

secondary

#CFA897

accent

#784BDD

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #449EC6

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

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