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#449EFF — Vivid Blue

#449EFF 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 #449EFF 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.

#449EFF 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 #FFA442; it also sits naturally between #42FCFF and #4542FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#449EFF · RGB 68, 158, 255

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Color values

HEX#449EFF
RGB68, 158, 255
HSL211°, 100%, 63%
HSV211°, 73%, 100%
CMYK73%, 38%, 0%, 0%
XYZ32.66, 32.90, 99.24
Yxy32.90, 0.1982, 0.1997
CIE-Lab64.08, 5.03, -55.84
Hunter Lab57.36, 4.39, -68.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 62% · Blue 100%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #449EFF

.text { color: #449EFF; }
.background { background-color: #449EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #449EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 158, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #449EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 158, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #449EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 158, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #449EFF

#248EFF#057EFF#006FE6#0060C7#0054AD#00458F#003670#002752#001933#000A14

Tints of #449EFF

#52A5FF#66B0FF#75B8FF#85C0FF#99CAFF#A8D2FF#B8DAFF#C7E2FF#DBEDFF#EBF4FF

Tones of #449EFF

#509EF2#5E9EE4#6B9FD6#789FC9#85A0BC#93A0AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA442:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #449EFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #449EFF

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 #449EFF: ·

How #449EFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6CE8Deuteranopia · #665FE2Tritanopia · #49D5D1

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 #449EFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 1c0770
#1C0770 · #261CC1 · #3A9AFF · #F1FF5E
Palette Faffaf
#FAFFAF · #96C9F4 · #3FA2F6 · #0F67B1
Palette Fe9ec7
#FE9EC7 · #F9F6C4 · #89D4FF · #44ACFF
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Vivid Orchard
#191309 · #67FA4C · #498FFE · #F8247F
Gentle Breeze
#16071A · #37F855 · #437DFA · #359EF8

Similar colors

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

#3A9AFF#3FA2F6#44ACFF#39A7FF#498FFE#359EF8#3CACFA#448EF6#3DB2FF#3D9AEB#3EA3EA#5996FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #449EFE  ·  #449F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #449EFF?

#449EFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 68, 158, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #449EFF?

#449EFF is RGB 68, 158, 255 — HSL 211°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 73%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #449EFF?

Its complement is #FFA442; analogous partners are #42FCFF and #4542FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #449EFF for text?

Black text on #449EFF has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.