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#44B9FD Color

#44B9FD is rgb(68, 185, 253) in RGB, hsl(202, 98%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#44B9FD
HEX#44B9FD
RGBrgb(68, 185, 253)
HSLhsl(202, 98%, 63%)
HSVhsv(202, 73%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.142 238.7)
LABlab(70.88% -16.96 -43.88)
LCHlch(70.88% 47.04 248.87)

What #44B9FD 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 #44B9FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.38Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 7.18Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.44Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.83Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.06Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.47

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

#44B9FD Channel Values

How #44B9FD 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 185 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 98% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 73% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #44B9FD 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #44B9FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #44B9FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #44B9FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#44B9FD
Complementary
#FD8844
Analogous
#44FDE4
Analogous
#445DFD
Triadic
#FD44B9
Triadic
#B9FD44
Split comp.
#FD445D
Split comp.
#FDE444

Tints & Shades of #44B9FD

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

#5DC3FD
#77CCFE
#90D6FE
#A9DFFE
#C2E8FE
#DCF2FF

Shades

#1CAAFD
#0294E8
#027AC0
#015D92
#01446A
#01273D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #44B9FD.

How #44B9FD 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#44B9FD
Protanopia#ACACFD
Protanomaly#8EB1FD
Deuteranopia#9E9EFE
Deuteranomaly#84AAFE
Tritanopia#00C3C3
Tritanomaly#26BFDD
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #44B9FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-44b9fd: #44B9FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #44B9FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-44b9fd': '#44B9FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.267, green: 0.725, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_44b9fd">#44B9FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#44B9FD"

More Blue Colors

#44B9FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#44B9FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #44B9FD?

#44B9FD is a light blue — rgb(68, 185, 253) in RGB and hsl(202, 98%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #44B9FD?

#44B9FD is rgb(68, 185, 253) — red 68, green 185, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #44B9FD?

#44B9FD converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #44B9FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #44B9FD scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #44B9FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #44B9FD 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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