#499EBF#499EBF

#499EBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.095 H 226.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 191)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(197, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.33, -15.67, -24.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.33, 29.25, 237.61°)
OKLab	oklab(66.02% -0.0654 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(66.02% 0.095 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3748, 29.6293, 53.7146)
Luminance	0.2963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#499EBF #BF6A49

analogous

#49BFA5 #499EBF #4963BF

triadic

#499EBF #BF499E #9EBF49

tetradic

#499EBF #A549BF #BF6A49 #63BF49

square

#499EBF #A549BF #BF6A49 #63BF49

split-complementary

#499EBF #BF4963 #BFA549

monochromatic

#255669 #357B96 #499EBF #76B6CF #A4CEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.03

#499EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.93

#499EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EBF

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EBF	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)

#8C9BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.095 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad2',
    500: '#499ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ebf;
$custom-light: #87bad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.78,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66021,
    "c": 0.09501,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EBF

secondary

#CCA698

accent

#7650D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EBF

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

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