#49A0E6#49A0E6
#49A0E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.133 H 245.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A0E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 160, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.56, -4.05, -42.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.56, 43.12, 264.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.33% -0.0545 -0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.33% 0.133 245.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5960, 32.2681, 79.5162) |
| Luminance | 0.3227 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.83
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.83
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.26
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.31
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.15
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A0E6 #E68F49
analogous
#49E6DE #49A0E6 #4952E6
triadic
#49A0E6 #E649A0 #A0E649
tetradic
#49A0E6 #DE49E6 #E68F49 #52E649
square
#49A0E6 #DE49E6 #E68F49 #52E649
split-complementary
#49A0E6 #E64952 #E6DE49
monochromatic
#16629F #1D83D5 #49A0E6 #7FBCED #B5D8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#49A0E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#49A0E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A0E6
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A0E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A0E6 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A2E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B93E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a0e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 160, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.133 245.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbbee',
500: '#49a0e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a0e6; $custom-light: #8cbbee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a0e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 160,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.752,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68334,
"c": 0.13308,
"h": 245.8
},
"luminance": 0.32271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A0E6
secondary
#E4C2A7
accent
#8A35F2
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1116
muted
#7E8084