#44B3DE#44B3DE
#44B3DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.117 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #44B3DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(68, 179, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 19.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.56, -17.81, -30.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.56, 35.54, 239.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% -0.0785 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.117 227.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6835, 38.7395, 74.9007) |
| Luminance | 0.3874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.15
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.77
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.90
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.97
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#44B3DE #DE6F44
analogous
#44DEBC #44B3DE #4466DE
triadic
#44B3DE #DE44B3 #B3DE44
tetradic
#44B3DE #BC44DE #DE6F44 #66DE44
square
#44B3DE #BC44DE #DE6F44 #66DE44
split-complementary
#44B3DE #DE4466 #DEBC44
monochromatic
#196E8E #2296C2 #44B3DE #78C8E7 #ACDDF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#44B3DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#44B3DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #44B3DE
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##44B3DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##44B3DE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB0E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A1DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #44b3de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 179, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.117 227.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac9e8',
500: '#44b3de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #44b3de; $custom-light: #8ac9e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#44b3de",
"rgb": {
"r": 68,
"g": 179,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.753,
"s": 70,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72151,
"c": 0.11657,
"h": 227.6
},
"luminance": 0.38743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#44B3DE
secondary
#DEB19F
accent
#6D3BED
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284