All About Color #499DBC

#499DBC

About #499DBC

#499DBC is a medium blue color with the hex code #499DBC. In RGB it is red 73, green 157, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 61%, 16%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.07:1 on white and 6.83:1 on black.

#499DBC Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 9D, BC
CMYK61.17%, 16.49%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal73, 157, 188
HSL196°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal111, 235, 274
HSV (HSB)196.17°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary1001001, 10011101, 10111100
CIE-L*AB60.92, -16.06, -23.65
RGB Percent28.63%, 61.57%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH60.92, 28.59, 235.82
XYZ23.88, 29.16, 51.95
CIE-L*UV60.92, -34.09, -34.10
xyY0.23, 0.28, 29.16
Hunter-Lab54.00, -15.56, -19.23
RYB28.63%, 47.66%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#499DBC on a dark background: contrast 6.83:1, passes WCAG AA.
#499DBC on a light background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #499DBC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#499DBC · #8CC1D4 · #2D667B · #BC6749 · #D49F8C

Analogous palette

#49BC67 · #49BCA1 · #499DBC · #4963BC · #6749BC

Triadic palette

#499DBC · #BC499D · #9DBC49 · #8CC1D4 · #D48CC1

Tetradic palette

#499DBC · #A149BC · #BC6749 · #63BC49 · #2D667B

Monochromatic palette

#1D414E · #327086 · #499DBC · #80BBD0 · #B8D9E5

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