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Recognised as Colour

#49ACFE

  • #49ACFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#49ACFE is a blue with RGB values 73, 172, 254 and HSL 207°, 99%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#49ACFE#49ACFE
HEX#49ACFE
RGBrgb(73, 172, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6745, 0.9961
RGB percentages28.6%, 67.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.2, 98.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 71.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK71.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,828,414
CSS custom property--colour: #49ACFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#B65301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9B49
Analogous#49FEF6, #4951FE
Triadic#FE49AC, #ACFE49
Split complementary#FE4951, #FEF649
Tetradic#F649FE, #FE9B49, #51FE49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1F1FF
Lighter +20%#AEDAFF
Lighter +10%#7CC3FE
Darker −10%#1695FE
Darker −20%#017BE0
Darker −30%#015FAD
Darker −40%#01437A
More saturated +25%#48ACFF
Less saturated −25%#60AAE7

Channel breakdown

R73
G172
B254
Red73 (28.6%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.18°
Saturation (HSL)98.91%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G AC · B FE

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