#498BB9#498BB9

#498BB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.097 H 241.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BB9
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 185)
HSL	hsl(205, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.46, -7.05, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.46, 31.18, 256.94°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0468 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.097 241.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7340, 23.3825, 49.3101)
Luminance	0.2338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BB9 #B97749

analogous

#49B9AF #498BB9 #4953B9

triadic

#498BB9 #B9498B #8BB949

tetradic

#498BB9 #AF49B9 #B97749 #53B949

square

#498BB9 #AF49B9 #B97749 #53B949

split-complementary

#498BB9 #B94953 #B9AF49

monochromatic

#264962 #376A8E #498BB9 #75A7CA #A1C3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#498BB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BB9

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BB9	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768BBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.097 241.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acce',
    500: '#498bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bb9;
$custom-light: #85acce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.643,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61275,
    "c": 0.09725,
    "h": 241.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BB9

secondary

#C8AA96

accent

#8854D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BB9

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

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