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#49CBFF

#49cbff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49cbff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 79.61% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5135

Complementary

  1. #49cbff
  2. #ff7d49

Split complementary

  1. #49cbff
  2. #ff4970
  3. #ffd849

Analogous

  1. #49ffd8
  2. #49cbff
  3. #4970ff

Triadic

  1. #49cbff
  2. #ff49cb
  3. #cbff49

Tetradic

  1. #49cbff
  2. #7d49ff
  3. #ff7d49
  4. #cbff49

Square

  1. #49cbff
  2. #d849ff
  3. #ff7d49
  4. #70ff49

Monochromatic

  1. #007daf
  2. #00b4fb
  3. #49cbff
  4. #95e1ff
  5. #e2f7ff

Shades

#49cbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49cbff
  2. #42b7e6
  3. #3aa2cc
  4. #338eb3
  5. #2c7a99
  6. #256680
  7. #1d5166
  8. #163d4d
  9. #0f2933
  10. #07141a
  11. #000000

Tints

#49cbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49cbff
  2. #5bd0ff
  3. #6dd5ff
  4. #80dbff
  5. #92e0ff
  6. #a4e5ff
  7. #b6eaff
  8. #c8efff
  9. #dbf5ff
  10. #edfaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49cbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49cbff
  2. #4fc4f2
  3. #54bce6
  4. #5ab5d9
  5. #5fadcc
  6. #65a6c0
  7. #6a9eb3
  8. #7097a6
  9. #758f99
  10. #7b888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc3db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0c8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97b6fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dadc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbfff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49cbff {
  color: #49cbff;
}
Background
.bg-49cbff {
  background-color: #49cbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49cbff {
  border: 2px solid #49cbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49cbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 203 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49cbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49cbff, #4970ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49cbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 203 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.76 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.18 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.15 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.39 #b63400 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#49cbff  rgb(73, 203, 255)  hsl(197, 100%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff7d49  rgb(255, 125, 73)  hsl(17, 100%, 64%)  Coral
#ff49cb  rgb(255, 73, 203)  hsl(317, 100%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#cbff49  rgb(203, 255, 73)  hsl(77, 100%, 64%)  Electric Lime