#498BB1#498BB1

#498BB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.089 H 236.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB1
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 177)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 21.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.13, -9.62, -26.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.13, 28.03, 249.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% -0.0496 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.089 236)
XYZ	xyz(19.9131, 23.0542, 44.9869)
Luminance	0.2306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB1 #B16F49

analogous

#49B1A3 #498BB1 #4957B1

triadic

#498BB1 #B1498B #8BB149

tetradic

#498BB1 #A349B1 #B16F49 #57B149

square

#498BB1 #A349B1 #B16F49 #57B149

split-complementary

#498BB1 #B14957 #B1A349

monochromatic

#25475A #376986 #498BB1 #72A7C5 #9EC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498BB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB1

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB1	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.089 236.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc8',
    500: '#498bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb1;
$custom-light: #84acc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.923,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60898,
    "c": 0.08876,
    "h": 236
  },
  "luminance": 0.23056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB1

secondary

#C3A492

accent

#8356D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB1

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

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