#498BBA#498BBA

#498BBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.098 H 241.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBA
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 186)
HSL	hsl(205, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -6.72, -30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 31.60, 257.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% -0.0465 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.098 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8399, 23.4249, 49.8681)
Luminance	0.2343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBA #BA7849

analogous

#49BAB1 #498BBA #4952BA

triadic

#498BBA #BA498B #8BBA49

tetradic

#498BBA #B149BA #BA7849 #52BA49

square

#498BBA #B149BA #BA7849 #52BA49

split-complementary

#498BBA #BA4952 #BAB149

monochromatic

#264963 #366A8F #498BBA #75A7CB #A2C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498BBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBA

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBA	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.098 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86accf',
    500: '#498bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bba;
$custom-light: #86accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.956,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61324,
    "c": 0.09837,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBA

secondary

#C8AB96

accent

#8953D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBA

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

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