#499CBF#499CBF

#499CBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.095 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 156, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.74, -14.59, -25.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.74, 29.47, 240.34°)
OKLab	oklab(65.55% -0.0633 -0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(65.55% 0.095 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0364, 28.9526, 53.6018)
Luminance	0.2895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499CBF #BF6C49

analogous

#49BFA7 #499CBF #4961BF

triadic

#499CBF #BF499C #9CBF49

tetradic

#499CBF #A749BF #BF6C49 #61BF49

square

#499CBF #A749BF #BF6C49 #61BF49

split-complementary

#499CBF #BF4961 #BFA749

monochromatic

#255569 #357996 #499CBF #76B5CF #A4CDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#499CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#499CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499CBF

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499CBF	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 156, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.095 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b9d2',
    500: '#499cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499cbf;
$custom-light: #87b9d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.797,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65548,
    "c": 0.09547,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499CBF

secondary

#CCA798

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499CBF

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

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