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#49B2FF

#49b2ff ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49b2ff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 69.8% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 205.38°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.4048

Complementary

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #ff9649

Split complementary

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #ff4957
  3. #fff149

Analogous

  1. #49fff1
  2. #49b2ff
  3. #4957ff

Triadic

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #ff49b2
  3. #b2ff49

Tetradic

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #9649ff
  3. #ff9649
  4. #b2ff49

Square

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #f149ff
  3. #ff9649
  4. #57ff49

Monochromatic

  1. #0065af
  2. #0091fb
  3. #49b2ff
  4. #95d2ff
  5. #e2f3ff

Shades

#49b2ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #42a0e6
  3. #3a8ecc
  4. #337db3
  5. #2c6b99
  6. #255980
  7. #1d4766
  8. #16354d
  9. #0f2433
  10. #07121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#49b2ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #5bbaff
  3. #6dc1ff
  4. #80c9ff
  5. #92d1ff
  6. #a4d9ff
  7. #b6e0ff
  8. #c8e8ff
  9. #dbf0ff
  10. #edf7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49b2ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49b2ff
  2. #4fadf2
  3. #54a8e6
  4. #5aa3d9
  5. #5f9ecc
  6. #6599c0
  7. #6a94b3
  8. #708fa6
  9. #758a99
  10. #7b858d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eaed2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8fb4ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76a3fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79b3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67a9fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bee3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49b2ff {
  color: #49b2ff;
}
Background
.bg-49b2ff {
  background-color: #49b2ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49b2ff {
  border: 2px solid #49b2ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49b2ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 178 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49b2ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49b2ff, #4957ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49b2ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 178 255 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.55 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.99 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.13 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.55 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.63 #b64d00 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#49b2ff  rgb(73, 178, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 64%)  Maya Blue
#ff9649  rgb(255, 150, 73)  hsl(25, 100%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#ff49b2  rgb(255, 73, 178)  hsl(325, 100%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#b2ff49  rgb(178, 255, 73)  hsl(85, 100%, 64%)  Green Yellow