#49AFE2#49AFE2
#49AFE2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.119 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49AFE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 175, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.70, -13.66, -34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.70, 36.89, 248.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% -0.0705 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.119 233.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7997, 37.5639, 77.5114) |
| Luminance | 0.3757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.00
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.53
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.64
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.54
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.56
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49AFE2 #E27C49
analogous
#49E2C8 #49AFE2 #4962E2
triadic
#49AFE2 #E249AF #AFE249
tetradic
#49AFE2 #C849E2 #E27C49 #62E249
square
#49AFE2 #C849E2 #E27C49 #62E249
split-complementary
#49AFE2 #E24962 #E2C849
monochromatic
#186E98 #2194CD #49AFE2 #7EC6EA #B3DDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#49AFE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#49AFE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49AFE2
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49AFE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49AFE2 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ADE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#819EE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49afe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 175, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.119 233.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc6eb',
500: '#49afe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49afe2; $custom-light: #8cc6eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49afe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 175,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71553,
"c": 0.11929,
"h": 233.8
},
"luminance": 0.37567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49AFE2
secondary
#E2B9A5
accent
#7539EF
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284