#49A3E6#49A3E6
#49A3E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.131 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A3E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 163, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.42, -5.74, -41.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.42, 41.98, 262.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.0574 -0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.131 244) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1223, 33.3208, 79.6916) |
| Luminance | 0.3332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.52
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.95
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.39
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.56
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.26
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A3E6 #E68C49
analogous
#49E6DA #49A3E6 #4955E6
triadic
#49A3E6 #E649A3 #A3E649
tetradic
#49A3E6 #DA49E6 #E68C49 #55E649
square
#49A3E6 #DA49E6 #E68C49 #55E649
split-complementary
#49A3E6 #E64955 #E6DA49
monochromatic
#16649F #1D86D5 #49A3E6 #7FBEED #B5D9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#49A3E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#49A3E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A3E6
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A3E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A3E6 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A5E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F95E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a3e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 163, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.131 244.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbeee',
500: '#49a3e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a3e6; $custom-light: #8cbeee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a3e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 163,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.605,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6901,
"c": 0.13075,
"h": 244
},
"luminance": 0.33324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A3E6
secondary
#E4C1A7
accent
#8635F2
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184