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449BCD

#449BCD closest to Blue Burst

#449BCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Burst. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 60.8% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(68, 155, 205)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 58% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 67% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #449BCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #449BCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#449BCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#449BCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #449BCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #718DCC
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #839ACF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7699CF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #718DCC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6792CD
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A8AC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1EA0BF
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8495A4

#449BCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#449BCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#449BCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#449BCD in CSS

/* Blue Burst */
.color { color: #449BCD; }
.background { background-color: #449BCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #449BCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 155 205);
color: hsl(202 58% 54%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.111 237.2);

#449BCD FAQ

What color is #449BCD?

#449BCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Burst. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #449BCD?

#449BCD is rgb(68, 155, 205) in RGB, hsl(202, 58%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(67%, 24%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #449BCD?

The complementary color of #449BCD is #CD7644, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #449BCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #449BCD: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #449BCD a warm or cool color?

#449BCD is a cool color.