What color is #499BDF?

#499BDF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Carolina Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499BDF?

The RGB value is 73, 155, 223: 73 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499BDF?

The complementary color is #DF8D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499BDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499BDF color

#499BDF rgb(73, 155, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #499BDF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 60.8% green and 87.5% blue (73, 155, 223).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 70% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#499BDF color codes

HEX	`#499BDF`
RGB	`rgb(73, 155, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 60.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 70%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 67%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 30%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, -3.57, -41.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 41.96, 265.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.783, 30.184, 74.16)`
Decimal	`4824031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499BDF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #499BDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#499BDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #499BDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499bdf; }
.text { color: #499bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499bdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 155 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499bdf, #4950df); }

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Questions

What color is #499BDF?: #499BDF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Carolina Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499BDF?: The RGB value is 73, 155, 223: 73 red, 155 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499BDF?: The complementary color is #DF8D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499BDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.