#498BB0#498BB0

#498BB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.088 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB0
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 176)
HSL	hsl(202, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.09, -9.94, -25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.09, 27.66, 248.94°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% -0.05 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.088 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8138, 23.0145, 44.4639)
Luminance	0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB0 #B06E49

analogous

#49B0A2 #498BB0 #4958B0

triadic

#498BB0 #B0498B #8BB049

tetradic

#498BB0 #A249B0 #B06E49 #58B049

square

#498BB0 #A249B0 #B06E49 #58B049

split-complementary

#498BB0 #B04958 #B0A249

monochromatic

#254759 #376985 #498BB0 #72A7C4 #9DC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#498BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#498BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB0

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB0	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.088 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#498bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb0;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.553,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60852,
    "c": 0.08776,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB0

secondary

#C3A492

accent

#8357D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB0

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

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