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#49AFCF

#49afcf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49afcf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 68.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.73% cyan, 15.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3658

Complementary

  1. #49afcf
  2. #cf6949

Split complementary

  1. #49afcf
  2. #cf496c
  3. #cfac49

Analogous

  1. #49cfac
  2. #49afcf
  3. #496ccf

Triadic

  1. #49afcf
  2. #cf49af
  3. #afcf49

Tetradic

  1. #49afcf
  2. #6949cf
  3. #cf6949
  4. #afcf49

Square

  1. #49afcf
  2. #ac49cf
  3. #cf6949
  4. #6ccf49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5364
  2. #2a85a1
  3. #49afcf
  4. #86cadf
  5. #c2e4ef

Shades

#49afcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49afcf
  2. #429eba
  3. #3a8ca6
  4. #337b91
  5. #2c697c
  6. #255868
  7. #1d4653
  8. #16353e
  9. #0f2329
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#49afcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49afcf
  2. #5bb7d4
  3. #6dbfd9
  4. #80c7dd
  5. #92cfe2
  6. #a4d7e7
  7. #b6dfec
  8. #c8e7f1
  9. #dbeff5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49afcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49afcf
  2. #4faac7
  3. #54a6bf
  4. #5aa1b7
  5. #5f9caf
  6. #6598a8
  7. #6a93a0
  8. #708e98
  9. #758990
  10. #7b8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a8b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cabd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #899dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83add0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a4cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49afcf {
  color: #49afcf;
}
Background
.bg-49afcf {
  background-color: #49afcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49afcf {
  border: 2px solid #49afcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49afcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 175 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49afcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49afcf, #496ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49afcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 175 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.26 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.13 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.12 #b65030 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#49afcf  rgb(73, 175, 207)  hsl(194, 58%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf6949  rgb(207, 105, 73)  hsl(14, 58%, 55%)  Terra Cotta
#cf49af  rgb(207, 73, 175)  hsl(314, 58%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#afcf49  rgb(175, 207, 73)  hsl(74, 58%, 55%)  June Bud