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#49B8F8 Color

#49B8F8 is rgb(73, 184, 248) in RGB, hsl(202, 93%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 26%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49B8F8
HEX#49B8F8
RGBrgb(73, 184, 248)
HSLhsl(202, 93%, 63%)
HSVhsv(202, 71%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 26%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.136 238)
LABlab(70.55% -17.08 -41.70)
LCHlch(70.55% 45.06 247.72)

What #49B8F8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49B8F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.39Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.81Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 6.86Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 7.34Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.06Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 8.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#49B8F8 Channel Values

How #49B8F8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 184 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 93% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 71% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49B8F8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49B8F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49B8F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49B8F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49B8F8
Complementary
#F88949
Analogous
#49F8E1
Analogous
#4960F8
Triadic
#F849B8
Triadic
#B8F849
Split comp.
#F84960
Split comp.
#F8E149

Tints & Shades of #49B8F8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#62C2F9
#7ACBFA
#93D5FB
#ABDEFC
#C4E8FD
#DDF2FE

Shades

#22A9F7
#0892E2
#0779BB
#055C8F
#044367
#02263B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49B8F8.

How #49B8F8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#49B8F8
Protanopia#ABABF8
Protanomaly#8EB1F8
Deuteranopia#9E9EF9
Deuteranomaly#84A9F9
Tritanopia#16C2C2
Tritanomaly#32BEDA
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #49B8F8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49b8f8: #49B8F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49B8F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49b8f8': '#49B8F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.722, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_49b8f8">#49B8F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#49B8F8"

More Blue Colors

#49B8F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#49B8F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49B8F8?

#49B8F8 is a light blue — rgb(73, 184, 248) in RGB and hsl(202, 93%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #49B8F8?

#49B8F8 is rgb(73, 184, 248) — red 73, green 184, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49B8F8?

#49B8F8 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 26%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49B8F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49B8F8 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49B8F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49B8F8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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