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#49A3BC

#49a3bc ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#49a3bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 63.92% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.04°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3124

Complementary

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #bc6249

Split complementary

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #bc496a
  3. #bc9b49

Analogous

  1. #49bc9b
  2. #49a3bc
  3. #496abc

Triadic

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #bc49a3
  3. #a3bc49

Tetradic

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #6249bc
  3. #bc6249
  4. #a3bc49

Square

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #9b49bc
  3. #bc6249
  4. #6abc49

Monochromatic

  1. #1d444f
  2. #327487
  3. #49a3bc
  4. #81bfd1
  5. #b9dce5

Shades

#49a3bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #4293a9
  3. #3a8296
  4. #337284
  5. #2c6271
  6. #25525e
  7. #1d414b
  8. #163138
  9. #0f2126
  10. #071013
  11. #000000

Tints

#49a3bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #5bacc3
  3. #6db5c9
  4. #80bfd0
  5. #92c8d7
  6. #a4d1de
  7. #b6dae4
  8. #c8e3eb
  9. #dbedf2
  10. #edf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49a3bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49a3bc
  2. #4fa0b6
  3. #549cb0
  4. #5a99aa
  5. #5f95a4
  6. #65929e
  7. #6a8e98
  8. #708b92
  9. #75878c
  10. #7b8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #809ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939fbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8292bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7099bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12a8b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49a3bc {
  color: #49a3bc;
}
Background
.bg-49a3bc {
  background-color: #49a3bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49a3bc {
  border: 2px solid #49a3bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49a3bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 163 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49a3bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49a3bc, #496abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49a3bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 163 188 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.69 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.88 #b65c43 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#49a3bc  rgb(73, 163, 188)  hsl(193, 46%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#bc6249  rgb(188, 98, 73)  hsl(13, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#bc49a3  rgb(188, 73, 163)  hsl(313, 46%, 51%)  Mulberry
#a3bc49  rgb(163, 188, 73)  hsl(73, 46%, 51%)  Apple Green