HEX Color #49AFE9 (Deepskyblue)

About #49AFE9

The precise color #49AFE9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Deepskyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 175, 233).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 25% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 201.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49AFE9

RGB73, 175, 233

HSL201.8°, 78.4%, 60.0%

CMYK69%, 25%, 0%, 9%

HSV201.8°, 68.7%, 91.4%

LAB68.0, -11.4, -37.7

XYZ32.8, 38.0, 82.7

Decimal4829161

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49AFE9 #E98348

Analogous

#48E9D3 #485EE9

Triadic

#E948AE #AEE948

Tetradic

#D348E9 #E98348 #5EE948

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49AFE9

#5DB7EB

#71C0ED

#85C9F0

#99D2F2

#AEDBF5

#C2E4F7

#D6EDFA

#EAF6FC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49AFE9

#409BCF

#3888B5

#30749B

#286181

#204D67

#183A4D

#102633

#081319

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.59:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.30:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49AFE9; }

.text-color { color: #49AFE9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49AFE9; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue

#00BFFF