#498BB7#498BB7

#498BB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.095 H 240.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB7
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 183)
HSL	hsl(204, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -7.70, -29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 30.36, 255.32°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0475 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.095 240)
XYZ	xyz(20.5243, 23.2987, 48.2060)
Luminance	0.2330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB7 #B77549

analogous

#49B7AC #498BB7 #4954B7

triadic

#498BB7 #B7498B #8BB749

tetradic

#498BB7 #AC49B7 #B77549 #54B749

square

#498BB7 #AC49B7 #B77549 #54B749

split-complementary

#498BB7 #B74954 #B7AC49

monochromatic

#264960 #376A8C #498BB7 #75A7C8 #A1C3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#498BB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB7

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB7	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778BB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6880B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.095 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accc',
    500: '#498bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb7;
$custom-light: #85accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61179,
    "c": 0.09506,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.23301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB7

secondary

#C6A995

accent

#8755D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB7

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

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