#4999BF#4999BF

#4999BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.096 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4999BF
RGB	rgb(73, 153, 191)
HSL	hsl(199, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.85, -12.95, -26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.85, 29.93, 244.36°)
OKLab	oklab(64.84% -0.06 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(64.84% 0.096 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5392, 27.9582, 53.4361)
Luminance	0.2796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4999BF #BF6F49

analogous

#49BFAA #4999BF #495EBF

triadic

#4999BF #BF4999 #99BF49

tetradic

#4999BF #AA49BF #BF6F49 #5EBF49

square

#4999BF #AA49BF #BF6F49 #5EBF49

split-complementary

#4999BF #BF495E #BFAA49

monochromatic

#255369 #357796 #4999BF #76B2CF #A4CCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#4999BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#4999BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4999BF

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4999BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4999BF	1.00	3.19	6.59	6.59
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8697C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768BBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4999bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 153, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.096 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b7d2',
    500: '#4999bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4999bf;
$custom-light: #87b7d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4999bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.322,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64839,
    "c": 0.09639,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4999BF

secondary

#CCA998

accent

#7C50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4999BF

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

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