#498ACD#498ACD

#498ACD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.122 H 251.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ACD
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 205)
HSL	hsl(210, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, 0.19, -40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 40.74, 270.26°)
OKLab	oklab(62.07% -0.0396 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(62.07% 0.122 251)
XYZ	xyz(22.8515, 23.9989, 61.1737)
Luminance	0.2400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498ACD #CD8C49

analogous

#49CCCD #498ACD #4A49CD

triadic

#498ACD #CD498A #8ACD49

tetradic

#498ACD #CD49CC #CD8C49 #49CD4A

square

#498ACD #CD49CC #CD8C49 #49CD4A

split-complementary

#498ACD #CD4A49 #CCCD49

monochromatic

#224D7A #2F6BAA #498ACD #79A9DA #A9C8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#498ACD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ACD

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ACD	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B81CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.122 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88abdc',
    500: '#498acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498acd;
$custom-light: #88abdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.455,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62066,
    "c": 0.12191,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.24001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ACD

secondary

#D5B99D

accent

#9548E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ACD

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

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