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#448FF8 Color

#448FF8 is rgb(68, 143, 248) in RGB, hsl(215, 93%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#448FF8
HEX#448FF8
RGBrgb(68, 143, 248)
HSLhsl(215, 93%, 62%)
HSVhsv(215, 73%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.173 257.4)
LABlab(58.67% 3.36 -60.40)
LCHlch(58.67% 60.49 273.19)

What #448FF8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #448FF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 5.04Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 7.38Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.6Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 10.53Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 10.62Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#448FF8 Channel Values

How #448FF8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 68 · G 143 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 93% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 73% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.22:1 vs white · 6.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #448FF8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #448FF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #448FF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #448FF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#448FF8
Complementary
#F8AD44
Analogous
#44E9F8
Analogous
#5344F8
Triadic
#F8448F
Triadic
#8FF844
Split comp.
#F85344
Split comp.
#E9F844

Tints & Shades of #448FF8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5D9EF9
#75ADFA
#8EBBFB
#ABCDFC
#C4DCFD
#DDEAFE

Shades

#1D78F7
#0861DD
#0750B6
#053E8F
#042D67
#021A3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #448FF8.

How #448FF8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#448FF8
Protanopia#8686F8
Protanomaly#718AF8
Deuteranopia#7C7CF9
Deuteranomaly#6A84F8
Tritanopia#00A1A1
Tritanomaly#149ACA
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #448FF8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-448ff8: #448FF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #448FF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-448ff8': '#448FF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.561, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_448ff8">#448FF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#448FF8"

More Blue Colors

#448FF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#448FF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #448FF8?

#448FF8 is a light blue — rgb(68, 143, 248) in RGB and hsl(215, 93%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #448FF8?

#448FF8 is rgb(68, 143, 248) — red 68, green 143, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #448FF8?

#448FF8 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 42%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #448FF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #448FF8 scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #448FF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #448FF8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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