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#499DCA Color

#499DCA is rgb(73, 157, 202) in RGB, hsl(201, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 22%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#499DCA
HEX#499DCA
RGBrgb(73, 157, 202)
HSLhsl(201, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(201, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 22%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.105 234.9)
LABlab(60.99% -15.84 -31.32)
LCHlch(60.99% 35.10 243.17)

What #499DCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #499DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 5.81Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 8.55Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.68Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 9.1Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 9.44Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#499DCA Channel Values

How #499DCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 157 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #499DCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #499DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #499DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #499DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#499DCA
Complementary
#CA7649
Analogous
#49CAB7
Analogous
#495DCA
Triadic
#CA499D
Triadic
#9DCA49
Split comp.
#CA495D
Split comp.
#CAB749

Tints & Shades of #499DCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61AAD1
#7DB9D9
#94C6E0
#ACD2E7
#C4DFEE
#DFEEF6

Shades

#368CBA
#2E779E
#266282
#1D4A63
#153547
#0D212B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #499DCA.

How #499DCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#499DCA
Protanopia#9393CA
Protanomaly#7C97CA
Deuteranopia#8888CB
Deuteranomaly#7491CB
Tritanopia#34A4A4
Tritanomaly#3DA1B4
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #499DCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-499dca: #499DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #499DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-499dca': '#499DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.616, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_499dca">#499DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#499DCA"

More Blue Colors

#499DCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#499DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #499DCA?

#499DCA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(73, 157, 202) in RGB and hsl(201, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #499DCA?

#499DCA is rgb(73, 157, 202) — red 73, green 157, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #499DCA?

#499DCA converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 22%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #499DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #499DCA scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #499DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #499DCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.8, which is visibly different.

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