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Recognised as Colour

#49AEFF

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

#49AEFF is a blue with RGB values 73, 174, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#49AEFF#49AEFF
HEX#49AEFF
RGBrgb(73, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages28.6%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.7, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK71.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,828,927
CSS custom property--colour: #49AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#B65100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#70A0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 24Sky blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9A49
Analogous#49FFF5, #4953FF
Triadic#FF49AE, #AEFF49
Split complementary#FF4953, #FFF549
Tetradic#F549FF, #FF9A49, #53FF49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F2FF
Lighter +20%#AFDBFF
Lighter +10%#7CC5FF
Darker −10%#1697FF
Darker −20%#007DE2
Darker −30%#0061AF
Darker −40%#00457C
More saturated +25%#49AEFF
Less saturated −25%#60ACE8

Channel breakdown

R73
G174
B255
Red73 (28.6%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G AE · B FF

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