#499EBB#499EBB

#499EBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.092 H 223.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 187)
HSL	hsl(195, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 15.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.18, -16.91, -22.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.18, 28.29, 233.29°)
OKLab	oklab(65.85% -0.067 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(65.85% 0.092 223.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9406, 29.4557, 51.4279)
Luminance	0.2946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499EBB #BB6649

analogous

#49BB9F #499EBB #4965BB

triadic

#499EBB #BB499E #9EBB49

tetradic

#499EBB #9F49BB #BB6649 #65BB49

square

#499EBB #9F49BB #BB6649 #65BB49

split-complementary

#499EBB #BB4965 #BB9F49

monochromatic

#255464 #367A91 #499EBB #76B6CC #A2CDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#499EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.89

#499EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EBB

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EBB	1.00	3.05	6.89	6.89
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.092 223.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bacf',
    500: '#499ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ebb;
$custom-light: #87bacf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.263,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6585,
    "c": 0.09205,
    "h": 223.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EBB

secondary

#C9A397

accent

#7453D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EBB

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

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