#499DB0#499DB0

#499DB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.085 H 214.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499DB0
RGB	rgb(73, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(191, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(191, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.48, -19.73, -17.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.48, 26.41, 221.66°)
OKLab	oklab(65.16% -0.0702 -0.0487)
OKLCH	oklch(65.16% 0.085 214.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6380, 28.6628, 45.4053)
Luminance	0.2867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499DB0 #B05C49

analogous

#49B090 #499DB0 #496AB0

triadic

#499DB0 #B0499D #9DB049

tetradic

#499DB0 #9049B0 #B05C49 #6AB049

square

#499DB0 #9049B0 #B05C49 #6AB049

split-complementary

#499DB0 #B0496A #B09049

monochromatic

#255059 #377685 #499DB0 #72B5C4 #9DCCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#499DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#499DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499DB0

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499DB0	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F98B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.085 214.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac7',
    500: '#499db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499db0;
$custom-light: #85bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.068,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65158,
    "c": 0.08543,
    "h": 214.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499DB0

secondary

#C39B92

accent

#6D57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499DB0

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

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