#49A6D8#49A6D8
#49A6D8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.114 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A6D8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 166, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 23.1%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.68, -12.02, -33.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.68, 35.55, 250.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.02% -0.0649 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.02% 0.114 235.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7737, 33.6437, 69.9299) |
| Luminance | 0.3365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.86
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.36
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.72
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.79
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A6D8 #D87B49
analogous
#49D8C3 #49A6D8 #495FD8
triadic
#49A6D8 #D849A6 #A6D849
tetradic
#49A6D8 #C349D8 #D87B49 #5FD849
square
#49A6D8 #C349D8 #D87B49 #5FD849
split-complementary
#49A6D8 #D8495F #D8C349
monochromatic
#1D6489 #2888BC #49A6D8 #7BBFE3 #AED7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#49A6D8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#49A6D8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A6D8
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A6D8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A6D8 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA5DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A97D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a6d8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 166, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.114 235.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc0e4',
500: '#49a6d8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a6d8; $custom-light: #8bc0e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a6d8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 166,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.979,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69016,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 235.4
},
"luminance": 0.33647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A6D8
secondary
#DCB6A1
accent
#7B40E8
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183