#499DBC Color

#499DBC is rgb(73, 157, 188) in RGB and hsl(196, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#499DBC

HEX#499DBC

RGBrgb(73, 157, 188)

HSLhsl(196, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(196, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.093 225.2)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 16%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#499DBC Complementary#BC6749 Analogous#49BCA1 Analogous#4963BC Triadic#BC499D Triadic#9DBC49

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#63ABC5 #79B7CD #93C5D7 #ADD3E1 #C7E1EA #DDEDF3

Shades

#3D88A4 #34768D #2B6073 #214A59 #17353F #0F2229

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