#499EB0#499EB0

#499EB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.086 H 213.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 176)
HSL	hsl(190, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(190, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.78, -20.26, -17.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.78, 26.51, 220.16°)
OKLab	oklab(65.4% -0.0713 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(65.4% 0.086 213.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8078, 29.0025, 45.4620)
Luminance	0.2900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#499EB0 #B05B49

analogous

#49B08F #499EB0 #496BB0

triadic

#499EB0 #B0499E #9EB049

tetradic

#499EB0 #8F49B0 #B05B49 #6BB049

square

#499EB0 #8F49B0 #B05B49 #6BB049

split-complementary

#499EB0 #B0496B #B08F49

monochromatic

#255059 #377785 #499EB0 #72B6C4 #9DCCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#499EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#499EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EB0

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EB0	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9199B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.086 213.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac7',
    500: '#499eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499eb0;
$custom-light: #85bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.485,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.654,
    "c": 0.08563,
    "h": 213.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EB0

secondary

#C39A92

accent

#6C57D1

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EB0

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

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