#49ace4
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
73, 172, 228
HSL
202°, 74%, 59%
CMYK
68, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3652
Every format
| HEX | #49ace4 |
| RGB | rgb(73, 172, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 25%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.9 -11.4 -36.6) |
| LCH | lch(66.9 38.3 252.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.123 237.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #49ace4;
background-color: #49ace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#49ace4] bg-[#49ace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #49ace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#49ace4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#49ace4 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#49ace4 on black: 8.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.6%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan68.0%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#49ace4 text on a black background
contrast 8.30:1
Card sample
#49ace4 text on a white background
contrast 2.53:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #49ace4;
Background color
Panel with #49ace4 background
background-color: #49ace4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #49ace4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #49ace4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49ace4, #4D49E4);