#499FE3#499FE3
#499FE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.130 H 245.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #499FE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 159, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 30%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.14, -4.49, -41.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.14, 42.18, 263.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.96% -0.0544 -0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.96% 0.13 245.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0057, 31.7557, 77.2590) |
| Luminance | 0.3176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 2.75
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.75
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.08
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.30
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.43
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#499FE3 #E38D49
analogous
#49E3DA #499FE3 #4952E3
triadic
#499FE3 #E3499F #9FE349
tetradic
#499FE3 #DA49E3 #E38D49 #52E349
square
#499FE3 #DA49E3 #E38D49 #52E349
split-complementary
#499FE3 #E34952 #E3DA49
monochromatic
#18609A #2082CF #499FE3 #7EBBEB #B3D7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#499FE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#499FE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #499FE3
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##499FE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##499FE3 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A1E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B92E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #499fe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 159, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.130 245.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbbec',
500: '#499fe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #499fe3; $custom-light: #8cbbec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#499fe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 159,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.494,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67955,
"c": 0.13043,
"h": 245.4
},
"luminance": 0.31759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#499FE3
secondary
#E2C0A6
accent
#8938F0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1116
muted
#7E8084