#499EC3#499EC3

#499EC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.098 H 229.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499EC3
RGB	rgb(73, 158, 195)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, -14.41, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 30.34, 241.65°)
OKLab	oklab(66.2% -0.064 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(66.2% 0.098 229.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8210, 29.8078, 56.0646)
Luminance	0.2981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499EC3 #C36E49

analogous

#49C3AB #499EC3 #4961C3

triadic

#499EC3 #C3499E #9EC349

tetradic

#499EC3 #AB49C3 #C36E49 #61C349

square

#499EC3 #AB49C3 #C36E49 #61C349

split-complementary

#499EC3 #C34961 #C3AB49

monochromatic

#24576E #337C9C #499EC3 #77B7D2 #A5CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#499EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#499EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499EC3

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499EC3	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 158, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.098 229.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88bad5',
    500: '#499ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499ec3;
$custom-light: #88bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.197,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66196,
    "c": 0.09827,
    "h": 229.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499EC3

secondary

#CEA999

accent

#784EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #499EC3

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

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