#499DC0#499DC0

#499DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.096 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499DC0
RGB	rgb(73, 157, 192)
HSL	hsl(198, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.08, -14.81, -25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.08, 29.62, 240.00°)
OKLab	oklab(65.83% -0.064 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(65.83% 0.096 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3153, 29.3337, 54.2395)
Luminance	0.2934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499DC0 #C06C49

analogous

#49C0A7 #499DC0 #4962C0

triadic

#499DC0 #C0499D #9DC049

tetradic

#499DC0 #A749C0 #C06C49 #62C049

square

#499DC0 #A749C0 #C06C49 #62C049

split-complementary

#499DC0 #C04962 #C0A749

monochromatic

#25566A #347A97 #499DC0 #76B5D0 #A4CEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#499DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.87

#499DC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499DC0

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499DC0	1.00	3.06	6.87	6.87
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.096 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad3',
    500: '#499dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499dc0;
$custom-light: #87bad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65828,
    "c": 0.09604,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499DC0

secondary

#CCA898

accent

#7850D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499DC0

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

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