#499FBC#499FBC

#499FBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.093 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 159, 188)
HSL	hsl(195, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.52, -17.14, -22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.52, 28.47, 232.99°)
OKLab	oklab(66.13% -0.0677 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(66.13% 0.093 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2193, 29.8412, 52.0508)
Luminance	0.2984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#499FBC #BC6649

analogous

#49BC9F #499FBC #4965BC

triadic

#499FBC #BC499F #9FBC49

tetradic

#499FBC #9F49BC #BC6649 #65BC49

square

#499FBC #9F49BC #BC6649 #65BC49

split-complementary

#499FBC #BC4965 #BC9F49

monochromatic

#255565 #367B92 #499FBC #76B7CC #A2CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#499FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#499FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499FBC

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499FBC	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 159, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.093 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bbd0',
    500: '#499fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499fbc;
$custom-light: #87bbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.13,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66131,
    "c": 0.09265,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499FBC

secondary

#CAA497

accent

#7352D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #499FBC

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

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