#49C8EA#49C8EA
#49C8EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.119 H 219.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 200, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 79%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 69%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.24, -24.14, -26.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.24, 36.21, 228.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% -0.0922 -0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.119 219.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2471, 48.6612, 85.2028) |
| Luminance | 0.4867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.80
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.49
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.72
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.42
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.50
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C8EA #EA6B49
analogous
#49EABC #49C8EA #4977EA
triadic
#49C8EA #EA49C8 #C8EA49
tetradic
#49C8EA #BC49EA #EA6B49 #77EA49
square
#49C8EA #BC49EA #EA6B49 #77EA49
split-complementary
#49C8EA #EA4977 #EABC49
monochromatic
#1387A6 #19B3DC #49C8EA #80D9F0 #B7E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#49C8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#49C8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C8EA
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C8EA | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3C3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB2EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.119 219.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd9f0',
500: '#49c8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c8ea; $custom-light: #8fd9f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 200,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.671,
"s": 79.31,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77684,
"c": 0.11906,
"h": 219.2
},
"luminance": 0.48666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C8EA
secondary
#E6B6A9
accent
#360ADC
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384