#498BB5#498BB5

#498BB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.093 H 238.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB5
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 181)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.29, -8.34, -28.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.29, 29.56, 253.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.08% -0.0482 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(61.08% 0.093 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3176, 23.2160, 47.1175)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB5 #B57349

analogous

#49B5A9 #498BB5 #4955B5

triadic

#498BB5 #B5498B #8BB549

tetradic

#498BB5 #A949B5 #B57349 #55B549

square

#498BB5 #A949B5 #B57349 #55B549

split-complementary

#498BB5 #B54955 #B5A949

monochromatic

#26485E #376A89 #498BB5 #74A7C7 #A0C3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#498BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#498BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB5

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB5	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	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)

#788BB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6980B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.093 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accb',
    500: '#498bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb5;
$custom-light: #85accb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.333,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61084,
    "c": 0.09291,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB5

secondary

#C5A794

accent

#8655D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB5

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

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