#49CAEC#49CAEC
#49CAEC is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.120 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49CAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 202, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.89, -24.53, -27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.89, 36.53, 227.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.23% -0.0934 -0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.23% 0.12 219) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0022, 49.7092, 86.8799) |
| Luminance | 0.4971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.76
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.02
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.65
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.36
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.58
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49CAEC #EC6B49
analogous
#49ECBC #49CAEC #4978EC
triadic
#49CAEC #EC49CA #CAEC49
tetradic
#49CAEC #BC49EC #EC6B49 #78EC49
square
#49CAEC #BC49EC #EC6B49 #78EC49
split-complementary
#49CAEC #EC4978 #ECBC49
monochromatic
#1289A9 #17B6E0 #49CAEC #80DAF2 #B8EAF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#49CAEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.94
#49CAEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49CAEC
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49CAEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49CAEC | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.94 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C5EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB4EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49caec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 202, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.120 219.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fdaf2',
500: '#49caec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49caec; $custom-light: #8fdaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49caec",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 202,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.515,
"s": 81.095,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7823,
"c": 0.12013,
"h": 219
},
"luminance": 0.49714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49CAEC
secondary
#E7B6A9
accent
#3508DD
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1517
muted
#7E8385