#49A9DC#49A9DC
#49A9DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.117 H 235.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49A9DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 169, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -12.36, -34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 36.23, 250.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% -0.0665 -0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.117 235.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8488, 34.9565, 72.8705) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.61
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.31
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.99
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49A9DC #DC7C49
analogous
#49DCC5 #49A9DC #4960DC
triadic
#49A9DC #DC49A9 #A9DC49
tetradic
#49A9DC #C549DC #DC7C49 #60DC49
square
#49A9DC #C549DC #DC7C49 #60DC49
split-complementary
#49A9DC #DC4960 #DCC549
monochromatic
#1C678F #258CC2 #49A9DC #7CC1E6 #B0DAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#49A9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#49A9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49A9DC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49A9DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49A9DC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A8DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C99DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49a9dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 169, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.117 235.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc2e7',
500: '#49a9dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49a9dc; $custom-light: #8bc2e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49a9dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 169,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.816,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69894,
"c": 0.11652,
"h": 235.2
},
"luminance": 0.3496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49A9DC
secondary
#DEB7A3
accent
#793DEB
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F7FC
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184