#49A4E6#49A4E6
#49A4E6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.130 H 243.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 164, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.71, -6.30, -41.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.71, 41.62, 261.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.24% -0.0584 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.24% 0.13 243.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3006, 33.6773, 79.7510) |
| Luminance | 0.3368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.82
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.33
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.40
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.76
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.59
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A4E6 #E68B49
analogous
#49E6DA #49A4E6 #4956E6
triadic
#49A4E6 #E649A4 #A4E649
tetradic
#49A4E6 #DA49E6 #E68B49 #56E649
square
#49A4E6 #DA49E6 #E68B49 #56E649
split-complementary
#49A4E6 #E64956 #E6DA49
monochromatic
#16659F #1D88D5 #49A4E6 #7FBFED #B5DAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#49A4E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#49A4E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A4E6
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A4E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A4E6 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86A5E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7196E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a4e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 164, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.130 243.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbeee',
500: '#49a4e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a4e6; $custom-light: #8cbeee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a4e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 164,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.223,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69236,
"c": 0.13001,
"h": 243.3
},
"luminance": 0.33681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A4E6
secondary
#E4C1A7
accent
#8535F2
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184