#4599BE#4599BE

#4599BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.098 H 229.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4599BE
RGB	rgb(69, 153, 190)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.67, -13.99, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.67, 30.14, 242.35°)
OKLab	oklab(64.65% -0.063 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(64.65% 0.098 229.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1361, 27.7630, 52.8447)
Luminance	0.2777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4599BE #BE6A45

analogous

#45BEA6 #4599BE #455CBE

triadic

#4599BE #BE4599 #99BE45

tetradic

#4599BE #A645BE #BE6A45 #5CBE45

square

#4599BE #A645BE #BE6A45 #5CBE45

split-complementary

#4599BE #BE455C #BEA645

monochromatic

#235165 #337593 #4599BE #72B2CE #A0CBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#4599BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.55

#4599BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4599BE

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4599BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4599BE	1.00	3.20	6.55	6.55
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8697C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4599be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 153, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.098 229.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b7d1',
    500: '#4599be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4599be;
$custom-light: #85b7d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4599be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.347,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64647,
    "c": 0.09769,
    "h": 229.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4599BE

secondary

#CAA595

accent

#7A50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4599BE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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