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#449EF2 — Vivid Blue

#449EF2 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 #449EF2 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.

#449EF2 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 #F29945; it also sits naturally between #45F2EF and #4548F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#449EF2 · RGB 68, 158, 242

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Color values

HEX#449EF2
RGB68, 158, 242
HSL209°, 87%, 61%
HSV209°, 72%, 95%
CMYK72%, 35%, 0%, 5%
XYZ30.64, 32.09, 88.58
Yxy32.09, 0.2025, 0.2121
CIE-Lab63.42, 0.50, -49.78
Hunter Lab56.65, 0.43, -58.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 62% · Blue 95%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #449EF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #449EF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #449EF2

.text { color: #449EF2; }
.background { background-color: #449EF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #449EF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 158, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 87%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #449EF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 158, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #449EF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 158, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#449EF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#449EF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #449EF2

#2890F0#1183EE#0F73D2#0D64B5#0B579D#094781#073764#052748#031A30#010A13

Tints of #449EF2

#58A8F3#66B0F4#79BAF6#88C1F7#9BCBF8#A9D2F9#BCDCFA#CBE4FB#DEEEFD#ECF5FE

Tones of #449EF2

#519EE6#5E9ED9#6A9DCD#779DC0#839CB4#909CA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F29945:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.83:1 Fails
Against black text7.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #449EF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #449EF2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #449EF2: ·

How #449EF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6CDEDeuteranopia · #665FD9Tritanopia · #49CECA

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:

Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #449EF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faffaf
#FAFFAF · #96C9F4 · #3FA2F6 · #0F67B1
Scarlet Ruby Saffron
#0D296F · #178CAA · #3D9AEB · #B9D0F8
Radiant Ruby Harbor
#76BAEA · #3EA3EA · #1F90E0 · #1774B5
Crimson Whisper
#45EA4C · #3FEF9C · #1FD8DA · #4798E9
Palette 40a2e3
#40A2E3 · #FFF6E9 · #BBE2EC · #0D9276
Gentle Breeze
#16071A · #37F855 · #437DFA · #359EF8

Similar colors

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

#3FA2F6#3D9AEB#3EA3EA#4798E9#40A2E3#359EF8#46AAE7#448EF6#3A9AFF#4C9EE3#3CACFA#499AE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #449EF1  ·  #449EF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #449EF2?

#449EF2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 68, 158, 242). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #449EF2?

#449EF2 is RGB 68, 158, 242 — HSL 209°, 87%, 61% — CMYK 72%, 35%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #449EF2?

Its complement is #F29945; analogous partners are #45F2EF and #4548F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #449EF2 for text?

Black text on #449EF2 has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.