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#499899

#499899 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#499899 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 59.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.29% cyan, 0.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 180.75°, with 35.4% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#339999
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Relative luminance0.2617

Complementary

  1. #499899
  2. #994a49

Split complementary

  1. #499899
  2. #994970
  3. #997249

Analogous

  1. #499972
  2. #499899
  3. #497099

Triadic

  1. #499899
  2. #994998
  3. #989949

Tetradic

  1. #499899
  2. #4a4999
  3. #994a49
  4. #989949

Square

  1. #499899
  2. #724999
  3. #994a49
  4. #709949

Monochromatic

  1. #183131
  2. #306565
  3. #499899
  4. #73bbbc
  5. #a6d4d5

Shades

#499899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #499899
  2. #42898a
  3. #3a7a7a
  4. #336a6b
  5. #2c5b5c
  6. #254c4d
  7. #1d3d3d
  8. #162e2e
  9. #0f1e1f
  10. #070f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#499899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #499899
  2. #5ba2a3
  3. #6dadad
  4. #80b7b8
  5. #92c1c2
  6. #a4cccc
  7. #b6d6d6
  8. #c8e0e0
  9. #dbeaeb
  10. #edf5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#499899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #499899
  2. #4f9697
  3. #549394
  4. #5a9192
  5. #5f8e8f
  6. #658c8d
  7. #6a8a8a
  8. #708788
  9. #758585
  10. #7b8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #779191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f9299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82889a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #099c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #799499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f8e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f9b98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-499899 {
  color: #499899;
}
Background
.bg-499899 {
  background-color: #499899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-499899 {
  border: 2px solid #499899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #499899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 152 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 35% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-499899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #499899, #497099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-499899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 152 153 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.47 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.49 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.53 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.09 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.60 #008080 Teal ΔE 9.97 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.81 #b66766 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#499899  rgb(73, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 35%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#994a49  rgb(153, 74, 73)  hsl(1, 35%, 44%)  Cordovan
#994998  rgb(153, 73, 152)  hsl(301, 35%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#989949  rgb(152, 153, 73)  hsl(61, 35%, 44%)  Moss Green