#499EC1#499EC1

#499EC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.097 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EC1
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 193)
HSL	hsl(198, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.41, -15.04, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.41, 29.78, 239.67°)
OKLab	oklab(66.11% -0.0647 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(66.11% 0.097 228)
XYZ	xyz(24.5964, 29.7180, 54.8816)
Luminance	0.2972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499EC1 #C16C49

analogous

#49C1A8 #499EC1 #4962C1

triadic

#499EC1 #C1499E #9EC149

tetradic

#499EC1 #A849C1 #C16C49 #62C149

square

#499EC1 #A849C1 #C16C49 #62C149

split-complementary

#499EC1 #C14962 #C1A849

monochromatic

#24576B #347B99 #499EC1 #77B6D1 #A4CFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#499EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.94

#499EC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EC1

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EC1	1.00	3.02	6.94	6.94
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.097 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad3',
    500: '#499ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ec1;
$custom-light: #87bad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66108,
    "c": 0.09661,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.2972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EC1

secondary

#CDA899

accent

#774FD9

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EC1

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

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