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#449BF8 Color

#449BF8 is rgb(68, 155, 248) in RGB, hsl(211, 93%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 38%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bleu de France (#318CE7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#449BF8
HEX#449BF8
RGBrgb(68, 155, 248)
HSLhsl(211, 93%, 62%)
HSVhsv(211, 73%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 38%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.161 252.6)
LABlab(62.06% -3.12 -55.01)
LCHlch(62.06% 55.10 266.75)

What #449BF8 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 #449BF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 5.68Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.87United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.99Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 11.19Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 13.69Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 13.96

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

#449BF8 Channel Values

How #449BF8 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 155 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 93% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 73% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #449BF8 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #449BF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #449BF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #449BF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#449BF8
Complementary
#F8A144
Analogous
#44F5F8
Analogous
#4744F8
Triadic
#F8449B
Triadic
#9BF844
Split comp.
#F84744
Split comp.
#F5F844

Tints & Shades of #449BF8

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

#5DA8F9
#75B5FA
#8EC3FB
#ABD2FC
#C4DFFD
#DDEDFE

Shades

#1D86F7
#086FDD
#075BB6
#05488F
#043467
#021E3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #449BF8.

How #449BF8 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#449BF8
Protanopia#9191F8
Protanomaly#7995F8
Deuteranopia#8686F9
Deuteranomaly#718FF9
Tritanopia#00ABAB
Tritanomaly#1BA5CE
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #449BF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-449bf8: #449BF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #449BF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-449bf8': '#449BF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.608, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_449bf8">#449BF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#449BF8"

More Blue Colors

#449BF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#449BF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #449BF8?

#449BF8 is a light blue — rgb(68, 155, 248) in RGB and hsl(211, 93%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bleu de France (#318CE7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #449BF8?

#449BF8 is rgb(68, 155, 248) — red 68, green 155, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #449BF8?

#449BF8 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 38%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #449BF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #449BF8 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #449BF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #449BF8 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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