#49ABD1#49ABD1
#49ABD1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.106 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ABD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 171, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.86, -16.95, -27.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.86, 32.53, 238.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.86% -0.0725 -0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.86% 0.106 227) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8146, 35.1427, 65.5739) |
| Luminance | 0.3515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.34
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.43
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.58
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.08
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.43
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ABD1 #D16F49
analogous
#49D1B3 #49ABD1 #4967D1
triadic
#49ABD1 #D149AB #ABD149
tetradic
#49ABD1 #B349D1 #D16F49 #67D149
square
#49ABD1 #B349D1 #D16F49 #67D149
split-complementary
#49ABD1 #D14967 #D1B349
monochromatic
#20657F #2D8BB0 #49ABD1 #7AC2DD #ABD8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#49ABD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#49ABD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ABD1
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ABD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ABD1 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A8D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849AD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49abd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 171, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.106 227.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac4df',
500: '#49abd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49abd1; $custom-light: #8ac4df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49abd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 171,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.765,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69865,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 227
},
"luminance": 0.35146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ABD1
secondary
#D7AE9E
accent
#7145E3
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183