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#49DDFF

#49ddff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49ddff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 86.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.37% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 191.21°, 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.6035

Complementary

  1. #49ddff
  2. #ff6b49

Split complementary

  1. #49ddff
  2. #ff4982
  3. #ffc649

Analogous

  1. #49ffc6
  2. #49ddff
  3. #4982ff

Triadic

  1. #49ddff
  2. #ff49dd
  3. #ddff49

Tetradic

  1. #49ddff
  2. #6b49ff
  3. #ff6b49
  4. #ddff49

Square

  1. #49ddff
  2. #c649ff
  3. #ff6b49
  4. #82ff49

Monochromatic

  1. #008eaf
  2. #00ccfb
  3. #49ddff
  4. #95ebff
  5. #e2faff

Shades

#49ddff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49ddff
  2. #42c7e6
  3. #3ab1cc
  4. #339bb3
  5. #2c8599
  6. #256f80
  7. #1d5866
  8. #16424d
  9. #0f2c33
  10. #07161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#49ddff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49ddff
  2. #5be0ff
  3. #6de4ff
  4. #80e7ff
  5. #92ebff
  6. #a4eeff
  7. #b6f1ff
  8. #c8f5ff
  9. #dbf8ff
  10. #edfcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49ddff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49ddff
  2. #4fd4f2
  3. #54cae6
  4. #5ac1d9
  5. #5fb8cc
  6. #65afc0
  7. #6aa5b3
  8. #709ca6
  9. #759399
  10. #7b898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d3e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adc4ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3d9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90cfff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49ddff {
  color: #49ddff;
}
Background
.bg-49ddff {
  background-color: #49ddff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49ddff {
  border: 2px solid #49ddff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49ddff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 221 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49ddff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49ddff, #4982ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49ddff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 221 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.45 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.86 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.89 #b62200 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#49ddff  rgb(73, 221, 255)  hsl(191, 100%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ff6b49  rgb(255, 107, 73)  hsl(11, 100%, 64%)  Tomato
#ff49dd  rgb(255, 73, 221)  hsl(311, 100%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#ddff49  rgb(221, 255, 73)  hsl(71, 100%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow