#498AC3#498AC3

#498AC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.110 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AC3
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 195)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 29.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.62, -3.18, -35.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.62, 35.96, 264.93°)
OKLab	oklab(61.54% -0.0426 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(61.54% 0.11 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6828, 23.5315, 55.0185)
Luminance	0.2353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AC3 #C38249

analogous

#49C3BF #498AC3 #494DC3

triadic

#498AC3 #C3498A #8AC349

tetradic

#498AC3 #BF49C3 #C38249 #4DC349

square

#498AC3 #BF49C3 #C38249 #4DC349

split-complementary

#498AC3 #C3494D #C3BF49

monochromatic

#244B6E #336B9C #498AC3 #77A8D2 #A5C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#498AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#498AC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AC3

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AC3	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6180C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.110 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abd5',
    500: '#498ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ac3;
$custom-light: #87abd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.033,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61541,
    "c": 0.10959,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AC3

secondary

#CEB299

accent

#8F4EDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AC3

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

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