HEX Color #49BDD3 (Skyblue)

About #49BDD3

The precise color #49BDD3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Skyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 189, 211).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 10% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 189.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49BDD3

RGB73, 189, 211

HSL189.6°, 61.1%, 55.7%

CMYK65%, 10%, 0%, 17%

HSV189.6°, 65.4%, 82.7%

LAB71.2, -25.6, -20.7

XYZ32.7, 42.5, 68.1

Decimal4832723

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49BDD3 #D35F48

Analogous

#48D3A4 #4877D3

Triadic

#D348BC #BCD348

Tetradic

#A448D3 #D35F48 #77D348

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49BDD3

#5DC4D7

#71CBDC

#85D3E1

#99DAE6

#AEE1EB

#C2E9F0

#D6F0F5

#EAF7FA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49BDD3

#40A8BB

#3893A4

#307E8C

#286975

#20545D

#183F46

#102A2E

#081517

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.21:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.50:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.11:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.08:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49BDD3; }

.text-color { color: #49BDD3; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49BDD3; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue

#87CEEB