#499CAF#499CAF

#499CAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.085 H 214.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499CAF
RGB	rgb(73, 156, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(191, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.15, -19.51, -17.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.15, 26.21, 221.90°)
OKLab	oklab(64.88% -0.0695 -0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(64.88% 0.085 214.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3709, 28.2864, 44.8300)
Luminance	0.2829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499CAF #AF5C49

analogous

#49AF8F #499CAF #4969AF

triadic

#499CAF #AF499C #9CAF49

tetradic

#499CAF #8F49AF #AF5C49 #69AF49

square

#499CAF #8F49AF #AF5C49 #69AF49

split-complementary

#499CAF #AF4969 #AF8F49

monochromatic

#254F59 #377684 #499CAF #71B5C4 #9CCBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#499CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#499CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499CAF

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499CAF	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 156, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.085 214.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9c6',
    500: '#499caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499caf;
$custom-light: #85b9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.176,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64877,
    "c": 0.08476,
    "h": 214.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499CAF

secondary

#C29B91

accent

#6E57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499CAF

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

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