Palettes / Colors / #44ACFF

#44ACFF — Vivid Blue

#44ACFF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#44ACFF 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 #FF9742; it also sits naturally between #42FFF6 and #424CFF. 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 67% · Blue 100%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #44ACFF

.text { color: #44ACFF; }
.background { background-color: #44ACFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #44ACFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(68, 172, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #44ACFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(68, 172, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #44ACFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(68, 172, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#44ACFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#44ACFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF9742:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #44ACFF: #000000.

How #44ACFF 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 #44ACFF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #44ACFF 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

← #44ACFE  ·  #44AD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #44ACFF?

#44ACFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 68, 172, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #44ACFF?

#44ACFF is RGB 68, 172, 255 — HSL 207°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 73%, 33%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #44ACFF?

Its complement is #FF9742; analogous partners are #42FFF6 and #424CFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #44ACFF for text?

Black text on #44ACFF has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.