Colour

#49DCFC

#49DCFC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#49DCFC is a cyan with RGB values 73, 220, 252 and HSL 191°, 97%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#49DCFC#49DCFC

HEX#49DCFC

RGBrgb(73, 220, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.8627, 0.9882

RGB percentages28.6%, 86.3%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(190.7, 96.8%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 71%, 98.8%)

CMYK71%, 12.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,840,700

CSS custom property--colour: #49DCFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#B62303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADC3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Light blue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FC6949

Analogous#49FCC2, #4983FC

Triadic#FC49DC, #DCFC49

Split complementary#FC4983, #FCC249

Tetradic#C249FC, #FC6949, #83FC49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E0F9FE

Lighter +20%#ADEFFE

Lighter +10%#7BE6FD

Darker −10%#17D2FB

Darker −20%#04B5DB

Darker −30%#038BA9

Darker −40%#026277

More saturated +25%#46DEFF

Less saturated −25%#60CDE5

Channel breakdown

R73

G220

B252

Red73 (28.6%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue190.73°

Saturation (HSL)96.76%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G DC · B FC

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