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Recognised as Colour

#49C5E4

  • #49C5E4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#49C5E4 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 197, 228 and HSL 192°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#49C5E4#49C5E4
HEX#49C5E4
RGBrgb(73, 197, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.7725, 0.8941
RGB percentages28.6%, 77.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(192, 74.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 68%, 89.4%)
CMYK68%, 13.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,834,788
CSS custom property--colour: #49C5E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#B63A1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BFE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAFE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.6Light blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E46849
Analogous#49E4B6, #4977E4
Triadic#E449C5, #C5E449
Split complementary#E44977, #E4B649
Tetradic#B649E4, #E46849, #78E449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFEFE
Lighter +30%#CEEFF8
Lighter +20%#A2E1F1
Lighter +10%#75D3EB
Darker −10%#20B5DA
Darker −20%#1A90AD
Darker −30%#136B81
Darker −40%#0D4654
More saturated +25%#2FD5FE
Less saturated −25%#63B5CA

Channel breakdown

R73
G197
B228
Red73 (28.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)74.16%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G C5 · B E4

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