#499DBF#499DBF

#499DBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.095 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499DBF
RGB	rgb(73, 157, 191)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.04, -15.13, -25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.04, 29.35, 238.98°)
OKLab	oklab(65.78% -0.0644 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(65.78% 0.095 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2049, 29.2896, 53.6580)
Luminance	0.2929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499DBF #BF6B49

analogous

#49BFA6 #499DBF #4962BF

triadic

#499DBF #BF499D #9DBF49

tetradic

#499DBF #A649BF #BF6B49 #62BF49

square

#499DBF #A649BF #BF6B49 #62BF49

split-complementary

#499DBF #BF4962 #BFA649

monochromatic

#255569 #357A96 #499DBF #76B5CF #A4CEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#499DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.86

#499DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499DBF

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499DBF	1.00	3.06	6.86	6.86
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.095 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad2',
    500: '#499dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499dbf;
$custom-light: #87bad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.288,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65784,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499DBF

secondary

#CCA798

accent

#7750D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499DBF

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

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