#49A6D9#49A6D9
#49A6D9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.115 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A6D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 166, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 23.5%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.72, -11.70, -33.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.72, 35.90, 250.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.0645 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.115 235.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9034, 33.6956, 70.6128) |
| Luminance | 0.3370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.62
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.51
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.57
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.78
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 10.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A6D9 #D97C49
analogous
#49D9C4 #49A6D9 #495ED9
triadic
#49A6D9 #D949A6 #A6D949
tetradic
#49A6D9 #C449D9 #D97C49 #5ED949
square
#49A6D9 #C449D9 #D97C49 #5ED949
split-complementary
#49A6D9 #D9495E #D9C449
monochromatic
#1D648B #2888BD #49A6D9 #7CBFE4 #AED8EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#49A6D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#49A6D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A6D9
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A6D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A6D9 | 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)
#8EA5DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A97D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a6d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 166, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.115 235.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc0e5',
500: '#49a6d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a6d9; $custom-light: #8bc0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a6d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 166,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.25,
"s": 65.455,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69062,
"c": 0.11513,
"h": 235.9
},
"luminance": 0.33699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A6D9
secondary
#DCB6A2
accent
#7B3FE8
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8184