#49C5E9

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #49C5E9

When working with digital screens, the color #49C5E9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 197 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 69% Cyan, 15% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. The HSL representation is 193.5° hue, 78.4% saturation, and 60.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49C5E9
RGB73, 197, 233
HSL193.5°, 78.4%, 60.0%
CMYK69%, 15%, 0%, 9%
HSV193.5°, 68.7%, 91.4%
LAB74.3, -22.9, -27.8
XYZ37.4, 47.2, 84.2
Decimal4834793

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.45:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49C5E9; }
.text-color { color: #49C5E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49C5E9; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue
#87CEEB