#498BBC#498BBC

#498BBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.101 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBC
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 188)
HSL	hsl(206, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.59, -6.07, -31.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.59, 32.45, 259.23°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0459 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.101 242.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0540, 23.5105, 50.9957)
Luminance	0.2351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBC #BC7A49

analogous

#49BCB3 #498BBC #4951BC

triadic

#498BBC #BC498B #8BBC49

tetradic

#498BBC #B349BC #BC7A49 #51BC49

square

#498BBC #B349BC #BC7A49 #51BC49

split-complementary

#498BBC #BC4951 #BCB349

monochromatic

#254A65 #366B92 #498BBC #76A8CC #A2C4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#498BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#498BBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBC

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBC	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6680BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.101 242.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd0',
    500: '#498bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bbc;
$custom-light: #86acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.565,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61421,
    "c": 0.10063,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBC

secondary

#CAAD97

accent

#8A52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBC

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

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