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#49BBEF

#49bbef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49bbef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.46% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.8°, with 83.84% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.4319

Complementary

  1. #49bbef
  2. #ef7d49

Split complementary

  1. #49bbef
  2. #ef4968
  3. #efd049

Analogous

  1. #49efd0
  2. #49bbef
  3. #4968ef

Triadic

  1. #49bbef
  2. #ef49bb
  3. #bbef49

Tetradic

  1. #49bbef
  2. #7d49ef
  3. #ef7d49
  4. #bbef49

Square

  1. #49bbef
  2. #d049ef
  3. #ef7d49
  4. #68ef49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6892
  2. #139bd8
  3. #49bbef
  4. #8fd5f5
  5. #d6f0fb

Shades

#49bbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49bbef
  2. #42a8d7
  3. #3a96bf
  4. #3383a7
  5. #2c708f
  6. #255e78
  7. #1d4b60
  8. #163848
  9. #0f2530
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#49bbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49bbef
  2. #5bc2f1
  3. #6dc9f2
  4. #80cff4
  5. #92d6f5
  6. #a4ddf7
  7. #b6e4f9
  8. #c8ebfa
  9. #dbf1fc
  10. #edf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49bbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49bbef
  2. #4fb5e4
  3. #54afd9
  4. #5aa9ce
  5. #5fa3c3
  6. #659eb8
  7. #6a98ac
  8. #7092a1
  9. #758c96
  10. #7b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b9f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87baf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49bbef {
  color: #49bbef;
}
Background
.bg-49bbef {
  background-color: #49bbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49bbef {
  border: 2px solid #49bbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49bbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49bbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49bbef, #4968ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49bbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.25 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.30 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.36 #b64410 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#49bbef  rgb(73, 187, 239)  hsl(199, 84%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef7d49  rgb(239, 125, 73)  hsl(19, 84%, 61%)  Mango Tango
#ef49bb  rgb(239, 73, 187)  hsl(319, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bbef49  rgb(187, 239, 73)  hsl(79, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm