#49A5D7#49A5D7
#49A5D7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.114 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A5D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 165, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 23.3%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.35, -11.80, -33.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.35, 35.44, 250.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.74% -0.0642 -0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.74% 0.114 235.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4638, 33.2300, 69.1908) |
| Luminance | 0.3323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.64
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.32
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.87
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.98
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A5D7 #D77B49
analogous
#49D7C2 #49A5D7 #495ED7
triadic
#49A5D7 #D749A5 #A5D749
tetradic
#49A5D7 #C249D7 #D77B49 #5ED749
square
#49A5D7 #C249D7 #D77B49 #5ED749
split-complementary
#49A5D7 #D7495E #D7C249
monochromatic
#1E6288 #2987BA #49A5D7 #7BBEE2 #ADD7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#49A5D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#49A5D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A5D7
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A5D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A5D7 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA4D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A96D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a5d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 165, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.114 235.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8abfe3',
500: '#49a5d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a5d7; $custom-light: #8abfe3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a5d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 165,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.127,
"s": 63.964,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68738,
"c": 0.11369,
"h": 235.6
},
"luminance": 0.33233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A5D7
secondary
#DBB5A1
accent
#7B41E7
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183