#4999BB#4999BB

#4999BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.093 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4999BB
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 187)
HSL	hsl(198, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 18.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.69, -14.21, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.69, 28.73, 240.35°)
OKLab	oklab(64.66% -0.0615 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(64.66% 0.093 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1050, 27.7845, 51.1494)
Luminance	0.2779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4999BB #BB6B49

analogous

#49BBA4 #4999BB #4960BB

triadic

#4999BB #BB4999 #99BB49

tetradic

#4999BB #A449BB #BB6B49 #60BB49

square

#4999BB #A449BB #BB6B49 #60BB49

split-complementary

#4999BB #BB4960 #BBA449

monochromatic

#255164 #367691 #4999BB #76B2CC #A2CBDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#4999BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#4999BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4999BB

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4999BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4999BB	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8797BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4999bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.093 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b7cf',
    500: '#4999bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4999bb;
$custom-light: #86b7cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4999bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.895,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64662,
    "c": 0.09294,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4999BB

secondary

#C9A697

accent

#7A53D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4999BB

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

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