#499DBD#499DBD

#499DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.094 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.96, -15.75, -24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.96, 28.83, 236.88°)
OKLab	oklab(65.7% -0.0651 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(65.7% 0.094 226)
XYZ	xyz(23.9863, 29.2021, 52.5067)
Luminance	0.2920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499DBD #BD6949

analogous

#49BDA3 #499DBD #4963BD

triadic

#499DBD #BD499D #9DBD49

tetradic

#499DBD #A349BD #BD6949 #63BD49

square

#499DBD #A349BD #BD6949 #63BD49

split-complementary

#499DBD #BD4963 #BDA349

monochromatic

#255466 #357993 #499DBD #76B5CD #A3CDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#499DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.84

#499DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499DBD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499DBD	1.00	3.07	6.84	6.84
#FFFFFF	3.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.094 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad1',
    500: '#499dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499dbd;
$custom-light: #87bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.552,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65698,
    "c": 0.09366,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.29205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499DBD

secondary

#CAA597

accent

#7651D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499DBD

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

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