#49A2E3#49A2E3
#49A2E3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.128 H 243.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A2E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 162, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.00, -6.18, -40.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.00, 41.06, 261.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.63% -0.0573 -0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.63% 0.128 243.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5278, 32.8000, 77.4330) |
| Luminance | 0.3280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.46
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.89
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.23
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.91
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.24
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A2E3 #E38A49
analogous
#49E3D7 #49A2E3 #4955E3
triadic
#49A2E3 #E349A2 #A2E349
tetradic
#49A2E3 #D749E3 #E38A49 #55E349
square
#49A2E3 #D749E3 #E38A49 #55E349
split-complementary
#49A2E3 #E34955 #E3D749
monochromatic
#18639A #2085CF #49A2E3 #7EBDEB #B3D8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#49A2E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#49A2E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A2E3
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A2E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A2E3 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A3E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F94E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a2e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 162, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.128 243.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbdec',
500: '#49a2e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a2e3; $custom-light: #8cbdec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a2e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 162,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.325,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68633,
"c": 0.12815,
"h": 243.4
},
"luminance": 0.32803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A2E3
secondary
#E2BFA6
accent
#8638F0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184