#499EC2#499EC2

#499EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.097 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EC2
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 18.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.45, -14.72, -26.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.45, 30.06, 240.67°)
OKLab	oklab(66.15% -0.0643 -0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(66.15% 0.097 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7083, 29.7627, 55.4711)
Luminance	0.2977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499EC2 #C26D49

analogous

#49C2A9 #499EC2 #4962C2

triadic

#499EC2 #C2499E #9EC249

tetradic

#499EC2 #A949C2 #C26D49 #62C249

square

#499EC2 #A949C2 #C26D49 #62C249

split-complementary

#499EC2 #C24962 #C2A949

monochromatic

#24576C #347C9A #499EC2 #77B6D1 #A5CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#499EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#499EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EC2

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EC2	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.097 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad4',
    500: '#499ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ec2;
$custom-light: #87bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.851,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66152,
    "c": 0.09742,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EC2

secondary

#CEA999

accent

#784ED9

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EC2

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

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