#498BB4#498BB4

#498BB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.092 H 238.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB4
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 180)
HSL	hsl(203, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 22.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.25, -8.66, -27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.25, 29.17, 252.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0486 -0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.092 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2154, 23.1751, 46.5791)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB4 #B47249

analogous

#49B4A8 #498BB4 #4956B4

triadic

#498BB4 #B4498B #8BB449

tetradic

#498BB4 #A849B4 #B47249 #56B449

square

#498BB4 #A849B4 #B47249 #56B449

split-complementary

#498BB4 #B44956 #B4A849

monochromatic

#26485D #376988 #498BB4 #74A7C7 #9FC2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#498BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#498BB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB4

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB4	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.092 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acca',
    500: '#498bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb4;
$custom-light: #85acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.991,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61037,
    "c": 0.09185,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB4

secondary

#C5A794

accent

#8556D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB4

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

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