#49A0F0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #49A0F0

When working with digital screens, the color #49A0F0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 160, and 240.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 70% cyan and 33% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 208.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49A0F0
RGB73, 160, 240
HSL208.7°, 84.8%, 61.4%
CMYK70%, 33%, 0%, 6%
HSV208.7°, 69.6%, 94.1%
LAB64.0, -0.6, -47.7
XYZ31.0, 32.8, 87.1
Decimal4825328

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.57:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49A0F0; }
.text-color { color: #49A0F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49A0F0; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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