#499BBC Color

#499BBC is rgb(73, 155, 188) in RGB and hsl(197, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#499BBC

HEX#499BBC

RGBrgb(73, 155, 188)

HSLhsl(197, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(197, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.093 227.2)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 18%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #499BBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #499BBC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#499BBC Complementary#BC6949 Analogous#49BCA3 Analogous#4961BC Triadic#BC499B Triadic#9BBC49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #499BBC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#63A9C5 #79B5CD #93C4D7 #ADD2E1 #C7E0EA #DDEDF3

Shades

#3D87A4 #34748D #2B5F73 #214959 #17343F #0F2229

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