#49A8CA#49A8CA
#49A8CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.101 H 224.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 168, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.71, -17.56, -25.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.71, 31.09, 235.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.0719 -0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.101 224.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4067, 33.6831, 60.9228) |
| Luminance | 0.3369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.81
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.80
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.81
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.50
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.08
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A8CA #CA6B49
analogous
#49CAAC #49A8CA #4968CA
triadic
#49A8CA #CA49A8 #A8CA49
tetradic
#49A8CA #AC49CA #CA6B49 #68CA49
square
#49A8CA #AC49CA #CA6B49 #68CA49
split-complementary
#49A8CA #CA4968 #CAAC49
monochromatic
#226076 #3087A6 #49A8CA #78BFD8 #A8D5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#49A8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#49A8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A8CA
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A8CA | 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)
#95A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8397CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 168, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.101 224.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2da',
500: '#49a8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a8ca; $custom-light: #89c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 168,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.814,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68858,
"c": 0.10148,
"h": 224.9
},
"luminance": 0.33686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A8CA
secondary
#D3AA9C
accent
#714ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183