#49ADFF#49ADFF
#49ADFF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.151 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49ADFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 173, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 100%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 71%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.40, -2.93, -48.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.40, 49.06, 266.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% -0.0596 -0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.151 246.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7344, 38.5196, 100.1401) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.82
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.89
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.14
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.75
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.82
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49ADFF #FF9B49
analogous
#49FFF6 #49ADFF #4952FF
triadic
#49ADFF #FF49AD #ADFF49
tetradic
#49ADFF #F649FF #FF9B49 #52FF49
square
#49ADFF #F649FF #FF9B49 #52FF49
split-complementary
#49ADFF #FF4952 #FFF649
monochromatic
#0071CE #0C91FF #49ADFF #86C9FF #C3E4FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#49ADFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#49ADFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49ADFF
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49ADFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49ADFF | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88B0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E9FFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49adff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 173, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.151 246.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c5ff',
500: '#49adff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49adff; $custom-light: #91c5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49adff",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 173,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.033,
"s": 100,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72529,
"c": 0.15116,
"h": 246.8
},
"luminance": 0.38524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49ADFF
secondary
#F1CFB2
accent
#6700E6
background
#F9FCFF
surface
#F2F8FF
border
#CCD1D7
text
#0E1218
muted
#7E8186