#49A9CA#49A9CA
#49A9CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.101 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 169, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -18.09, -25.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 31.02, 234.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.09% -0.073 -0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.09% 0.101 223.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5920, 34.0538, 60.9846) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.91
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.39
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.56
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A9CA #CA6A49
analogous
#49CAAB #49A9CA #4969CA
triadic
#49A9CA #CA49A9 #A9CA49
tetradic
#49A9CA #AB49CA #CA6A49 #69CA49
square
#49A9CA #AB49CA #CA6A49 #69CA49
split-complementary
#49A9CA #CA4969 #CAAB49
monochromatic
#226176 #3088A6 #49A9CA #78BFD8 #A8D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#49A9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#49A9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A9CA
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A9CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A9CA | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a9ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 169, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.101 223.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2da',
500: '#49a9ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a9ca; $custom-light: #89c2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a9ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 169,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.349,
"s": 54.894,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69094,
"c": 0.10133,
"h": 223.9
},
"luminance": 0.34057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A9CA
secondary
#D3AA9C
accent
#704ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183