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#49C8EF

#49c8ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49c8ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 78.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.46% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.1°, with 83.84% saturation and 61.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.4896

Complementary

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #ef7049

Split complementary

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #ef4975
  3. #efc349

Analogous

  1. #49efc3
  2. #49c8ef
  3. #4975ef

Triadic

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #ef49c8
  3. #c8ef49

Tetradic

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #7049ef
  3. #ef7049
  4. #c8ef49

Square

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #c349ef
  3. #ef7049
  4. #75ef49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d7392
  2. #13aad8
  3. #49c8ef
  4. #8fddf5
  5. #d6f3fb

Shades

#49c8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #42b4d7
  3. #3aa0bf
  4. #338ca7
  5. #2c788f
  6. #256478
  7. #1d5060
  8. #163c48
  9. #0f2830
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#49c8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #5bcef1
  3. #6dd3f2
  4. #80d9f4
  5. #92def5
  6. #a4e4f7
  7. #b6e9f9
  8. #c8effa
  9. #dbf4fc
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49c8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49c8ef
  2. #4fc1e4
  3. #54bad9
  4. #5ab2ce
  5. #5fabc3
  6. #65a4b8
  7. #6a9dac
  8. #7096a1
  9. #758e96
  10. #7b878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c0d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c3f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab3ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c5f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bbef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfe0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49c8ef {
  color: #49c8ef;
}
Background
.bg-49c8ef {
  background-color: #49c8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49c8ef {
  border: 2px solid #49c8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49c8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 200 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49c8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49c8ef, #4975ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49c8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 200 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.88 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.23 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.25 #b63710 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#49c8ef  rgb(73, 200, 239)  hsl(194, 84%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#ef7049  rgb(239, 112, 73)  hsl(14, 84%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef49c8  rgb(239, 73, 200)  hsl(314, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ef49  rgb(200, 239, 73)  hsl(74, 84%, 61%)  Electric Lime