449EEF

#449EEF closest to Out of the Blue

#449EEF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Out of the Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 26.7% red, 62.0% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(68, 158, 239)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 84% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #449EEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #449EEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6192ED
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79A2F2
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6DA0F1
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6192ED
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5B97EE
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B1BB
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A6D9
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A9AB4

#449EEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#449EEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#449EEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#449EEF in CSS

/* Out of the Blue */
.color { color: #449EEF; }
.background { background-color: #449EEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #449EEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(68 158 239);
color: hsl(208 84% 60%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.147 248.9);

#449EEF FAQ

What color is #449EEF?

#449EEF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Out of the Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #449EEF?

#449EEF is rgb(68, 158, 239) in RGB, hsl(208, 84%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 34%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #449EEF?

The complementary color of #449EEF is #EF9544, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #449EEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #449EEF: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #449EEF a warm or cool color?

#449EEF is a cool color.