#499EBE#499EBE

#499EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.094 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.29, -15.98, -24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.29, 29.00, 236.56°)
OKLab	oklab(65.98% -0.0658 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(65.98% 0.094 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2651, 29.5855, 53.1370)
Luminance	0.2959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499EBE #BE6949

analogous

#49BEA3 #499EBE #4964BE

triadic

#499EBE #BE499E #9EBE49

tetradic

#499EBE #A349BE #BE6949 #64BE49

square

#499EBE #A349BE #BE6949 #64BE49

split-complementary

#499EBE #BE4964 #BEA349

monochromatic

#255568 #357B95 #499EBE #76B6CE #A3CEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#499EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.92

#499EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EBE

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EBE	1.00	3.04	6.92	6.92
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.094 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad1',
    500: '#499ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ebe;
$custom-light: #87bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.41,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65978,
    "c": 0.09424,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EBE

secondary

#CBA698

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EBE

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

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