#49A2BD#49A2BD

#49A2BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.093 H 220.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49A2BD
RGB	rgb(73, 162, 189)
HSL	hsl(194, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(194, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.45, -18.42, -21.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.45, 28.59, 229.89°)
OKLab	oklab(66.89% -0.0705 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(66.89% 0.093 220.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8496, 30.9287, 52.7945)
Luminance	0.3093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49A2BD #BD6449

analogous

#49BD9E #49A2BD #4968BD

triadic

#49A2BD #BD49A2 #A2BD49

tetradic

#49A2BD #9E49BD #BD6449 #68BD49

square

#49A2BD #9E49BD #BD6449 #68BD49

split-complementary

#49A2BD #BD4968 #BD9E49

monochromatic

#255766 #357E93 #49A2BD #76B9CD #A3D0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.92

#49A2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.19

#49A2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #49A2BD

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49A2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##49A2BD	1.00	2.92	7.19	7.19
#FFFFFF	2.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8192BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ABAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49a2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 162, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.093 220.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bdd1',
    500: '#49a2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49a2bd;
$custom-light: #87bdd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49a2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.966,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66887,
    "c": 0.09314,
    "h": 220.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.30931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49A2BD

secondary

#CAA397

accent

#7051D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #49A2BD

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