HEX Color #49CCF8 (Lightskyblue)

About #49CCF8

When working with digital screens, the color #49CCF8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightskyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 204, 248).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 71% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 195.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49CCF8

RGB73, 204, 248

HSL195.1°, 92.6%, 62.9%

CMYK71%, 18%, 0%, 3%

HSV195.1°, 70.6%, 97.3%

LAB76.9, -21.8, -32.0

XYZ41.3, 51.4, 96.5

Decimal4836600

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49CCF8 #F87549

Analogous

#49F8CC #4974F8

Triadic

#F849CB #CBF849

Tetradic

#CC49F8 #F87549 #74F849

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49CCF8

#5DD1F8

#71D7F9

#85DDFA

#99E2FB

#AEE8FB

#C2EEFC

#D6F3FD

#EAF9FE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49CCF8

#40B5DC

#389EC0

#3088A5

#287189

#205A6E

#184452

#102D37

#08161B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.28:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.59:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49CCF8; }

.text-color { color: #49CCF8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49CCF8; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue

#87CEFA