#498AC1#498AC1

#498AC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.107 H 246.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AC1
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 193)
HSL	hsl(208, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(208, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 28.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -3.84, -34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 35.04, 263.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.44% -0.0432 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(61.44% 0.107 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4582, 23.4416, 53.8356)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AC1 #C18049

analogous

#49C1BC #498AC1 #494EC1

triadic

#498AC1 #C1498A #8AC149

tetradic

#498AC1 #BC49C1 #C18049 #4EC149

square

#498AC1 #BC49C1 #C18049 #4EC149

split-complementary

#498AC1 #C1494E #C1BC49

monochromatic

#244B6B #346B99 #498AC1 #77A7D1 #A4C5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498AC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AC1

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AC1	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6280C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.107 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd4',
    500: '#498ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ac1;
$custom-light: #86acd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61439,
    "c": 0.10719,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AC1

secondary

#CDB199

accent

#8E4FD9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AC1

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

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