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#49C9F2

#49c9f2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49c9f2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 78.82% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.83% cyan, 16.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 194.56°, with 86.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.496

Complementary

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #f27249

Split complementary

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #f24974
  3. #f2c749

Analogous

  1. #49f2c7
  2. #49c9f2
  3. #4974f2

Triadic

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #f249c9
  3. #c9f249

Tetradic

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #7249f2
  3. #f27249
  4. #c9f249

Square

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #c749f2
  3. #f27249
  4. #74f249

Monochromatic

  1. #0b7597
  2. #10acdf
  3. #49c9f2
  4. #90def7
  5. #d8f3fc

Shades

#49c9f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #42b5da
  3. #3aa1c2
  4. #338da9
  5. #2c7991
  6. #256579
  7. #1d5061
  8. #163c49
  9. #0f2830
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#49c9f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #5bcef3
  3. #6dd4f5
  4. #80d9f6
  5. #92dff7
  6. #a4e4f9
  7. #b6e9fa
  8. #c8effb
  9. #dbf4fc
  10. #edfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49c9f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49c9f2
  2. #4fc2e7
  3. #54badb
  4. #5ab3d0
  5. #5facc4
  6. #65a5b9
  7. #6a9dae
  8. #7096a2
  9. #758f97
  10. #7b878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac1d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c4f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab3f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c6f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bcf2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49c9f2 {
  color: #49c9f2;
}
Background
.bg-49c9f2 {
  background-color: #49c9f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49c9f2 {
  border: 2px solid #49c9f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49c9f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 201 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49c9f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49c9f2, #4974f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49c9f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 201 242 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.71 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.91 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.86 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.15 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.31 #b6360d Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#49c9f2  rgb(73, 201, 242)  hsl(195, 87%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#f27249  rgb(242, 114, 73)  hsl(15, 87%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#f249c9  rgb(242, 73, 201)  hsl(315, 87%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#c9f249  rgb(201, 242, 73)  hsl(75, 87%, 62%)  Electric Lime