#498AC4#498AC4

#498AC4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.111 H 247.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AC4
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 196)
HSL	hsl(208, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.66, -2.84, -36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.66, 36.43, 265.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.59% -0.0422 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(61.59% 0.111 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7963, 23.5768, 55.6160)
Luminance	0.2358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498AC4 #C48349

analogous

#49C4C1 #498AC4 #494CC4

triadic

#498AC4 #C4498A #8AC449

tetradic

#498AC4 #C149C4 #C48349 #4CC449

square

#498AC4 #C149C4 #C48349 #4CC449

split-complementary

#498AC4 #C4494C #C4C149

monochromatic

#244B6F #336B9D #498AC4 #77A8D3 #A5C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#498AC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AC4

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AC4	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6080C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.111 247.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abd6',
    500: '#498ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ac4;
$custom-light: #87abd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.293,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61592,
    "c": 0.1108,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AC4

secondary

#CFB39A

accent

#904DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AC4

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

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