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#499DAA

#499daa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#499daa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 61.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.06% cyan, 7.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 188.04°, with 39.92% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.2843

Complementary

  1. #499daa
  2. #aa5649

Split complementary

  1. #499daa
  2. #aa496d
  3. #aa8749

Analogous

  1. #49aa87
  2. #499daa
  3. #496daa

Triadic

  1. #499daa
  2. #aa499d
  3. #9daa49

Tetradic

  1. #499daa
  2. #5649aa
  3. #aa5649
  4. #9daa49

Square

  1. #499daa
  2. #8749aa
  3. #aa5649
  4. #6daa49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3a3f
  2. #326c74
  3. #499daa
  4. #7abcc6
  5. #afd7dd

Shades

#499daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #499daa
  2. #428d99
  3. #3a7e88
  4. #336e77
  5. #2c5e66
  6. #254f55
  7. #1d3f44
  8. #162f33
  9. #0f1f22
  10. #071011
  11. #000000

Tints

#499daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #499daa
  2. #5ba7b3
  3. #6db1bb
  4. #80bac4
  5. #92c4cc
  6. #a4ced5
  7. #b6d8dd
  8. #c8e2e6
  9. #dbebee
  10. #edf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#499daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #499daa
  2. #4f9aa6
  3. #5497a2
  4. #5a949d
  5. #5f9199
  6. #658f95
  7. #6a8c91
  8. #70898d
  9. #758688
  10. #7b8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b969c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9198ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a9aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f93aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #25a1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-499daa {
  color: #499daa;
}
Background
.bg-499daa {
  background-color: #499daa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-499daa {
  border: 2px solid #499daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #499daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 157 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 40% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-499daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #499daa, #496daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-499daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 157 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.51 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.21 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.97 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.98 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.19 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.83 #b66255 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#499daa  rgb(73, 157, 170)  hsl(188, 40%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#aa5649  rgb(170, 86, 73)  hsl(8, 40%, 48%)  Redwood
#aa499d  rgb(170, 73, 157)  hsl(308, 40%, 48%)  Purpureus
#9daa49  rgb(157, 170, 73)  hsl(68, 40%, 48%)  Apple Green