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#49D4FF

#49d4ff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49d4ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 83.14% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 194.18°, with 100% saturation and 64.31% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5572

Complementary

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #ff7449

Split complementary

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #ff4979
  3. #ffcf49

Analogous

  1. #49ffcf
  2. #49d4ff
  3. #4979ff

Triadic

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #ff49d4
  3. #d4ff49

Tetradic

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #7449ff
  3. #ff7449
  4. #d4ff49

Square

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #cf49ff
  3. #ff7449
  4. #79ff49

Monochromatic

  1. #0086af
  2. #00c0fb
  3. #49d4ff
  4. #95e6ff
  5. #e2f8ff

Shades

#49d4ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #42bfe6
  3. #3aaacc
  4. #3394b3
  5. #2c7f99
  6. #256a80
  7. #1d5566
  8. #16404d
  9. #0f2a33
  10. #07151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#49d4ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #5bd8ff
  3. #6dddff
  4. #80e1ff
  5. #92e5ff
  6. #a4eaff
  7. #b6eeff
  8. #c8f2ff
  9. #dbf6ff
  10. #edfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49d4ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49d4ff
  2. #4fccf2
  3. #54c3e6
  4. #5abbd9
  5. #5fb2cc
  6. #65aac0
  7. #6aa2b3
  8. #7099a6
  9. #759199
  10. #7b888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2cbdf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2bdff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c7ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dcee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49d4ff {
  color: #49d4ff;
}
Background
.bg-49d4ff {
  background-color: #49d4ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49d4ff {
  border: 2px solid #49d4ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49d4ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 212 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49d4ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49d4ff, #4979ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49d4ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 212 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.74 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.93 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.37 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.11 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.57 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.17 #b62b00 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#49d4ff  rgb(73, 212, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ff7449  rgb(255, 116, 73)  hsl(14, 100%, 64%)  Coral
#ff49d4  rgb(255, 73, 212)  hsl(314, 100%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#d4ff49  rgb(212, 255, 73)  hsl(74, 100%, 64%)  Electric Lime