#499BCF#499BCF

#499BCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.111 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499BCF
RGB	rgb(73, 155, 207)
HSL	hsl(203, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(203, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 25.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.10, -8.89, -34.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.10, 35.16, 255.36°)
OKLab	oklab(66.05% -0.0566 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(66.05% 0.111 239.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7272, 29.3615, 63.3309)
Luminance	0.2936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499BCF #CF7D49

analogous

#49CFC0 #499BCF #4958CF

triadic

#499BCF #CF499B #9BCF49

tetradic

#499BCF #C049CF #CF7D49 #58CF49

square

#499BCF #C049CF #CF7D49 #58CF49

split-complementary

#499BCF #CF4958 #CFC049

monochromatic

#21597D #2E7CAD #499BCF #79B6DC #AAD0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#499BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.87

#499BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499BCF

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499BCF	1.00	3.06	6.87	6.87
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#839BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#718ECE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 155, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.111 239.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b8de',
    500: '#499bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499bcf;
$custom-light: #89b8de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.284,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66049,
    "c": 0.11114,
    "h": 239.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499BCF

secondary

#D6B49E

accent

#8346E1

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0D1115

muted

#7E8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #499BCF

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

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