#499BBD#499BBD

#499BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.094 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(198, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(198, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.37, -14.67, -25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.37, 29.04, 239.65°)
OKLab	oklab(65.22% -0.0629 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(65.22% 0.094 228)
XYZ	xyz(23.6507, 28.5309, 52.3949)
Luminance	0.2853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499BBD #BD6B49

analogous

#49BDA5 #499BBD #4961BD

triadic

#499BBD #BD499B #9BBD49

tetradic

#499BBD #A549BD #BD6B49 #61BD49

square

#499BBD #A549BD #BD6B49 #61BD49

split-complementary

#499BBD #BD4961 #BDA549

monochromatic

#255366 #357893 #499BBD #76B4CD #A3CCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#499BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.71

#499BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499BBD

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499BBD	1.00	3.13	6.71	6.71
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.094 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b8d1',
    500: '#499bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499bbd;
$custom-light: #87b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.586,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65224,
    "c": 0.09408,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.28533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499BBD

secondary

#CAA697

accent

#7851D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499BBD

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

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