#499BAF#499BAF

#499BAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.085 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499BAF
RGB	rgb(73, 155, 175)
HSL	hsl(192, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(192, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.85, -18.98, -17.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.85, 26.13, 223.41°)
OKLab	oklab(64.64% -0.0684 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(64.64% 0.085 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2038, 27.9521, 44.7743)
Luminance	0.2795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499BAF #AF5D49

analogous

#49AF90 #499BAF #4968AF

triadic

#499BAF #AF499B #9BAF49

tetradic

#499BAF #9049AF #AF5D49 #68AF49

square

#499BAF #9049AF #AF5D49 #68AF49

split-complementary

#499BAF #AF4968 #AF9049

monochromatic

#254E59 #377584 #499BAF #71B4C4 #9CCBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#499BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#499BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499BAF

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499BAF	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)

#8D97B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 155, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.085 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b8c6',
    500: '#499baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499baf;
$custom-light: #85b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.765,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64636,
    "c": 0.08459,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499BAF

secondary

#C29B91

accent

#6F57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499BAF

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

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