#499BBF#499BBF

#499BBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.096 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499BBF
RGB	rgb(73, 155, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.44, -14.04, -26.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.44, 29.61, 241.69°)
OKLab	oklab(65.31% -0.0622 -0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(65.31% 0.096 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8693, 28.6184, 53.5461)
Luminance	0.2862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499BBF #BF6D49

analogous

#49BFA8 #499BBF #4960BF

triadic

#499BBF #BF499B #9BBF49

tetradic

#499BBF #A849BF #BF6D49 #60BF49

square

#499BBF #A849BF #BF6D49 #60BF49

split-complementary

#499BBF #BF4960 #BFA849

monochromatic

#255469 #357896 #499BBF #76B4CF #A4CDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#499BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#499BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499BBF

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499BBF	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8999C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 155, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.096 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b8d2',
    500: '#499bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499bbf;
$custom-light: #87b8d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.305,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65311,
    "c": 0.09575,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499BBF

secondary

#CCA898

accent

#7A50D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499BBF

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

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