#498BB2#498BB2

#498BB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.090 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB2
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.17, -9.30, -26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.17, 28.40, 250.88°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% -0.0493 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.09 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0131, 23.0942, 45.5138)
Luminance	0.2310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB2 #B27049

analogous

#49B2A5 #498BB2 #4956B2

triadic

#498BB2 #B2498B #8BB249

tetradic

#498BB2 #A549B2 #B27049 #56B249

square

#498BB2 #A549B2 #B27049 #56B249

split-complementary

#498BB2 #B24956 #B2A549

monochromatic

#25475B #376987 #498BB2 #73A7C5 #9EC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#498BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB2

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB2	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.090 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acc9',
    500: '#498bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb2;
$custom-light: #85acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.286,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60944,
    "c": 0.08978,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB2

secondary

#C4A593

accent

#8456D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB2

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

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