#498ABE#498ABE

#498ABE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.104 H 244.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ABE
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 190)
HSL	hsl(207, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -4.83, -33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 33.69, 261.75°)
OKLab	oklab(61.29% -0.0441 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(61.29% 0.104 244.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1269, 23.3091, 52.0909)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498ABE #BE7D49

analogous

#49BEB8 #498ABE #4950BE

triadic

#498ABE #BE498A #8ABE49

tetradic

#498ABE #B849BE #BE7D49 #50BE49

square

#498ABE #B849BE #BE7D49 #50BE49

split-complementary

#498ABE #BE4950 #BEB849

monochromatic

#254A68 #356A95 #498ABE #76A7CE #A3C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#498ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ABE

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ABE	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.104 244.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd2',
    500: '#498abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498abe;
$custom-light: #86acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61288,
    "c": 0.10365,
    "h": 244.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ABE

secondary

#CBAF98

accent

#8C51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ABE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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