Colour

#49ACE5

#49ACE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#49ACE5 is a blue with RGB values 73, 172, 229 and HSL 202°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#49ACE5#49ACE5

HEX#49ACE5

RGBrgb(73, 172, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6745, 0.898

RGB percentages28.6%, 67.5%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(201.9, 75%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 68.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK68.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,828,389

CSS custom property--colour: #49ACE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#B6531A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91ABE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C9CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00BBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4 Steel blue · ΔE 16.8 Sky blue · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E58249

Analogous#49E5D0, #495EE5

Triadic#E549AC, #ACE549

Split complementary#E5495E, #E5D049

Tetradic#D049E5, #E58249, #5EE549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFDFF

Lighter +30%#CFE9F8

Lighter +20%#A2D5F2

Lighter +10%#76C0EB

Darker −10%#1F97DC

Darker −20%#1978AF

Darker −30%#135A82

Darker −40%#0C3B56

More saturated +25%#2FB3FF

Less saturated −25%#63A5CB

Channel breakdown

R73

G172

B229

Red73 (28.6%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue201.92°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G AC · B E5

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