#499DCF#499DCF

#499DCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.110 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499DCF
RGB	rgb(73, 157, 207)
HSL	hsl(202, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(202, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.68, -10.00, -33.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.68, 34.59, 253.19°)
OKLab	oklab(66.51% -0.0587 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(66.51% 0.11 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0628, 30.0327, 63.4427)
Luminance	0.3004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499DCF #CF7B49

analogous

#49CFBE #499DCF #495ACF

triadic

#499DCF #CF499D #9DCF49

tetradic

#499DCF #BE49CF #CF7B49 #5ACF49

square

#499DCF #BE49CF #CF7B49 #5ACF49

split-complementary

#499DCF #CF495A #CFBE49

monochromatic

#215A7D #2E7EAD #499DCF #79B7DC #AAD1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.00

#499DCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

7.01

#499DCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #499DCF

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499DCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499DCF	1.00	3.00	7.01	7.01
#FFFFFF	3.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#869CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#738FCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAAE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499dcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 157, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.110 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89b9de',
    500: '#499dcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499dcf;
$custom-light: #89b9de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499dcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.388,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66512,
    "c": 0.10998,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.30035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499DCF

secondary

#D6B39E

accent

#8046E1

background

#F9FBFD

surface

#F1F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0D1115

muted

#7E8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #499DCF

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

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