#499FBF#499FBF

#499FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.095 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#499FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 159, 191)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.63, -16.20, -24.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.63, 29.16, 236.24°)
OKLab	oklab(66.26% -0.0665 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(66.26% 0.095 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5461, 29.9719, 53.7717)
Luminance	0.2997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#499FBF #BF6949

analogous

#49BFA4 #499FBF #4964BF

triadic

#499FBF #BF499F #9FBF49

tetradic

#499FBF #A449BF #BF6949 #64BF49

square

#499FBF #A449BF #BF6949 #64BF49

split-complementary

#499FBF #BF4964 #BFA449

monochromatic

#255669 #357C96 #499FBF #76B7CF #A4CFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.00

#499FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.99

#499FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #499FBF

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##499FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##499FBF	1.00	3.00	6.99	6.99
#FFFFFF	3.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #499fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 159, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.095 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bbd2',
    500: '#499fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #499fbf;
$custom-light: #87bbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#499fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.271,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66258,
    "c": 0.09483,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#499FBF

secondary

#CCA698

accent

#7550D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #499FBF

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

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