#449EC4

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(66.1% 0.102 229), rgb(68, 158, 196).

Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).

About this color

#449EC4 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 229°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.053 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.93:1
White text	3.02:1

Values

HEX	#449EC4
RGB	rgb(68, 158, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.1% 0.102 229)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #449EC4	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc -62.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #449EC4	6.93:1	AA	Lc 47.3	Large or bold text, headings
#449EC4 text on white	3.02:1	AA large text	Lc 56.8	Large or bold text, headings
#449EC4 text on black	6.93:1	AA	Lc -45.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF2

oklch(93.7% 0.014 231.2)
Step 200
200

#C7DDE8

oklch(88.5% 0.028 229.2)
Step 300
300

#A0C7DB

oklch(80.8% 0.05 230.4)
Step 400
400

#69AAC8

oklch(70.6% 0.08 229.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#449EC4

oklch(66.1% 0.102 229)
Step 600
600

#007EA6

oklch(55.5% 0.11 229.3)
Step 700
700

#006A8C

oklch(49% 0.097 229.1)
Step 800
800

#005774

oklch(42.7% 0.085 229.4)
Step 900
900

#10485E

oklch(37.8% 0.067 229.4)
Step 950
950

#0C2A37

oklch(26.9% 0.043 229.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#449EC4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8A9CC6	0.072
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#798EC3	0.064
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A9AA	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.102