Palettes / Colors / #448EFE

#448EFE — Vivid Blue

#448EFE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #448EFE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#448EFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEB343; it also sits naturally between #43EBFE and #5643FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #448EFE

.text { color: #448EFE; }
.background { background-color: #448EFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #448EFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 142, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 99%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #448EFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 142, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #448EFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 142, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#448EFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#448EFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEB343:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #448EFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #448EFE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #448EFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #448EFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #448EFE?

#448EFE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 68, 142, 254). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #448EFE?

#448EFE is RGB 68, 142, 254 — HSL 216°, 99%, 63% — CMYK 73%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #448EFE?

Its complement is #FEB343; analogous partners are #43EBFE and #5643FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #448EFE for text?

Black text on #448EFE has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.