#44A8D9#44A8D9
#44A8D9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.116 H 233.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44A8D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 168, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 69%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 22.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.15, -13.56, -33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.15, 35.94, 247.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0694 -0.0935) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.116 233.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9060, 34.2408, 70.7179) |
| Luminance | 0.3424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.83
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.85
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.45
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.02
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.47
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44A8D9 #D97544
analogous
#44D9C0 #44A8D9 #445DD9
triadic
#44A8D9 #D944A8 #A8D944
tetradic
#44A8D9 #C044D9 #D97544 #5DD944
square
#44A8D9 #C044D9 #D97544 #5DD944
split-complementary
#44A8D9 #D9445D #D9C044
monochromatic
#1B6487 #2689BA #44A8D9 #77C0E3 #AAD7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#44A8D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#44A8D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44A8D9
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44A8D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44A8D9 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A6DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C98D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44a8d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 168, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.116 233.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c1e5',
500: '#44a8d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44a8d9; $custom-light: #89c1e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44a8d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 168,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.732,
"s": 66.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69365,
"c": 0.11643,
"h": 233.4
},
"luminance": 0.34244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44A8D9
secondary
#DBB29E
accent
#773FE9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8184