#49BDDB

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #49BDDB

Visually, #49BDDB is defined as a moderate cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 189, and 219.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 67% Cyan, 14% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49BDDB
RGB73, 189, 219
HSL192.3°, 67.0%, 57.3%
CMYK67%, 14%, 0%, 14%
HSV192.3°, 66.7%, 85.9%
LAB71.5, -23.2, -24.6
XYZ33.7, 42.9, 73.5
Decimal4832731

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.19:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.59:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Skyblue
#87CEEB