#499DC7#499DC7
#499DC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.102 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499DC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 157, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 53%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.35, -12.59, -29.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.35, 31.75, 246.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.0614 -0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.102 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1094, 29.6514, 58.4218) |
| Luminance | 0.2965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.20
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.63
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.04
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.07
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.50
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499DC7 #C77349
analogous
#49C7B2 #499DC7 #495EC7
triadic
#499DC7 #C7499D #9DC749
tetradic
#499DC7 #B249C7 #C77349 #5EC749
square
#499DC7 #B249C7 #C77349 #5EC749
split-complementary
#499DC7 #C7495E #C7B249
monochromatic
#235872 #327CA1 #499DC7 #78B6D5 #A7CFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#499DC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#499DC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #499DC7
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499DC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499DC7 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889BC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778EC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499dc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.102 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bad8',
500: '#499dc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499dc7; $custom-light: #88bad8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499dc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 157,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66141,
"c": 0.10217,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.29654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499DC7
secondary
#D1AD9B
accent
#7C4BDC
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083