#44A5CB#44A5CB
#44A5CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.105 H 227.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A5CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 165, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, -16.47, -27.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 32.27, 239.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.03% -0.0714 -0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.03% 0.105 227.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6142, 32.4481, 61.3488) |
| Luminance | 0.3245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.05
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.81
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 10.52
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A5CB #CB6A44
analogous
#44CBAD #44A5CB #4461CB
triadic
#44A5CB #CB44A5 #A5CB44
tetradic
#44A5CB #AD44CB #CB6A44 #61CB44
square
#44A5CB #AD44CB #CB6A44 #61CB44
split-complementary
#44A5CB #CB4461 #CBAD44
monochromatic
#205D74 #2E83A4 #44A5CB #74BCD8 #A4D3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#44A5CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#44A5CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A5CB
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A5CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A5CB | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E94CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a5cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 165, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.105 227.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfdb',
500: '#44a5cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a5cb; $custom-light: #87bfdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a5cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 165,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.889,
"s": 56.485,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6803,
"c": 0.10546,
"h": 227.4
},
"luminance": 0.32451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A5CB
secondary
#D3A998
accent
#7348E0
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183