#498BBB#498BBB

#498BBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.099 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBB
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 187)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.55, -6.39, -31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.55, 32.02, 258.48°)
OKLab	oklab(61.37% -0.0462 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(61.37% 0.099 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9466, 23.4676, 50.4299)
Luminance	0.2347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBB #BB7949

analogous

#49BBB2 #498BBB #4952BB

triadic

#498BBB #BB498B #8BBB49

tetradic

#498BBB #B249BB #BB7949 #52BB49

square

#498BBB #B249BB #BB7949 #52BB49

split-complementary

#498BBB #BB4952 #BBB249

monochromatic

#254A64 #366B91 #498BBB #76A7CC #A2C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBB

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBB	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)

#768BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.099 242.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.263,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61372,
    "c": 0.09949,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBB

secondary

#C9AC97

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBB

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

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