#498ACB#498ACB

#498ACB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.119 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ACB
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 203)
HSL	hsl(210, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(210, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.99, -0.49, -39.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.99, 39.77, 269.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.96% -0.0402 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(61.96% 0.119 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6117, 23.9030, 59.9104)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498ACB #CB8A49

analogous

#49CBCB #498ACB #4949CB

triadic

#498ACB #CB498A #8ACB49

tetradic

#498ACB #CB49CB #CB8A49 #49CB49

square

#498ACB #CB49CB #CB8A49 #49CB49

split-complementary

#498ACB #CB4949 #CBCB49

monochromatic

#224D77 #306BA7 #498ACB #79A9D9 #A8C7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#498ACB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#498ACB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ACB

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ACB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ACB	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E8DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C81CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498acb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.119 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88abdb',
    500: '#498acb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498acb;
$custom-light: #88abdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498acb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61959,
    "c": 0.11941,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ACB

secondary

#D4B89C

accent

#9449DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ACB

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

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