Palettes / Colors / #49BBFE

#49BBFE — Vivid Blue

#49BBFE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#49BBFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FE8B48; it also sits naturally between #48FEE6 and #4861FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #49BBFE

.text { color: #49BBFE; }
.background { background-color: #49BBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49BBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 187, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 99%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49BBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 187, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49BBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 187, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#49BBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49BBFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #49BBFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE8B48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49BBFE: #000000.

How #49BBFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #49BBFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #49BBFE?

#49BBFE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 73, 187, 254). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49BBFE?

#49BBFE is RGB 73, 187, 254 — HSL 202°, 99%, 64% — CMYK 71%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #49BBFE?

Its complement is #FE8B48; analogous partners are #48FEE6 and #4861FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49BBFE for text?

Black text on #49BBFE has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.