#498AC0#498AC0

#498AC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.106 H 245.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AC0
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 192)
HSL	hsl(207, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 28.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -4.17, -34.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 34.59, 263.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% -0.0435 -0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.106 245.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.3470, 23.3971, 53.2501)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AC0 #C07F49

analogous

#49C0BB #498AC0 #494FC0

triadic

#498AC0 #C0498A #8AC049

tetradic

#498AC0 #BB49C0 #C07F49 #4FC049

square

#498AC0 #BB49C0 #C07F49 #4FC049

split-complementary

#498AC0 #C0494F #C0BB49

monochromatic

#254B6A #346A97 #498AC0 #76A7D0 #A4C4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#498AC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AC0

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AC0	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6280BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.106 245.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd3',
    500: '#498ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ac0;
$custom-light: #86acd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.227,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61389,
    "c": 0.106,
    "h": 245.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AC0

secondary

#CCB098

accent

#8E50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AC0

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

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