#498BB8#498BB8

#498BB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.096 H 240.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB8
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 184)
HSL	hsl(204, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(204, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.42, -7.37, -29.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.42, 30.77, 256.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.0472 -0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.096 240.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6288, 23.3405, 48.7561)
Luminance	0.2334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB8 #B87649

analogous

#49B8AD #498BB8 #4953B8

triadic

#498BB8 #B8498B #8BB849

tetradic

#498BB8 #AD49B8 #B87649 #53B849

square

#498BB8 #AD49B8 #B87649 #53B849

split-complementary

#498BB8 #B84953 #B8AD49

monochromatic

#264961 #376A8D #498BB8 #75A7C9 #A1C3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498BB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB8

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB8	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778BBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6880B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.096 240.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accd',
    500: '#498bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb8;
$custom-light: #85accd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.324,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61227,
    "c": 0.09615,
    "h": 240.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB8

secondary

#C7AA96

accent

#8854D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB8

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

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