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#49BFEB

#49bfeb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49bfeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 74.9% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.94% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 196.3°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.4468

Complementary

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #eb7549

Split complementary

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #eb496e
  3. #ebc649

Analogous

  1. #49ebc6
  2. #49bfeb
  3. #496eeb

Triadic

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #eb49bf
  3. #bfeb49

Tetradic

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #7549eb
  3. #eb7549
  4. #bfeb49

Square

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #c649eb
  3. #eb7549
  4. #6eeb49

Monochromatic

  1. #0f6a8c
  2. #179ed1
  3. #49bfeb
  4. #8ed7f3
  5. #d3effa

Shades

#49bfeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #42acd4
  3. #3a99bc
  4. #3386a5
  5. #2c738d
  6. #256076
  7. #1d4c5e
  8. #163947
  9. #0f262f
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#49bfeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #5bc5ed
  3. #6dccef
  4. #80d2f1
  5. #92d9f3
  6. #a4dff5
  7. #b6e5f7
  8. #c8ecf9
  9. #dbf2fb
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49bfeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49bfeb
  2. #4fb9e0
  3. #54b2d6
  4. #5aaccb
  5. #5fa6c0
  6. #65a0b6
  7. #6a99ab
  8. #7093a0
  9. #758d95
  10. #7b868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b8cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bbed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91abea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbdec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bb3eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49bfeb {
  color: #49bfeb;
}
Background
.bg-49bfeb {
  background-color: #49bfeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49bfeb {
  border: 2px solid #49bfeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49bfeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 191 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49bfeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49bfeb, #496eeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49bfeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 191 235 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.12 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.62 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.84 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.94 #b64014 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#49bfeb  rgb(73, 191, 235)  hsl(196, 80%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb7549  rgb(235, 117, 73)  hsl(16, 80%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb49bf  rgb(235, 73, 191)  hsl(316, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bfeb49  rgb(191, 235, 73)  hsl(76, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm