#49ABCD#49ABCD
#49ABCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.103 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 16.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -18.21, -25.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 31.56, 234.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.0739 -0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.103 224.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3256, 34.9471, 62.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.43
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.30
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.73
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABCD #CD6B49
analogous
#49CDAD #49ABCD #4969CD
triadic
#49ABCD #CD49AB #ABCD49
tetradic
#49ABCD #AD49CD #CD6B49 #69CD49
square
#49ABCD #AD49CD #CD6B49 #69CD49
split-complementary
#49ABCD #CD4969 #CDAD49
monochromatic
#22637A #2F8AAA #49ABCD #79C1DA #A9D7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#49ABCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#49ABCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABCD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABCD | 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)
#98A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#859ACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49abcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.103 224.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4dc',
500: '#49abcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49abcd; $custom-light: #89c4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49abcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.455,
"s": 56.897,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69693,
"c": 0.10317,
"h": 224.2
},
"luminance": 0.3495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABCD
secondary
#D5AB9D
accent
#6F48E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183