#498BBD#498BBD

#498BBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.102 H 243.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 189)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(206, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -5.74, -32.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 32.88, 259.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.47% -0.0455 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(61.47% 0.102 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1622, 23.5538, 51.5653)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBD #BD7B49

analogous

#49BDB5 #498BBD #4951BD

triadic

#498BBD #BD498B #8BBD49

tetradic

#498BBD #B549BD #BD7B49 #51BD49

square

#498BBD #B549BD #BD7B49 #51BD49

split-complementary

#498BBD #BD4951 #BDB549

monochromatic

#254A66 #356B93 #498BBD #76A8CD #A3C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#498BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#498BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBD

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBD	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.102 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd1',
    500: '#498bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bbd;
$custom-light: #86acd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.862,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6147,
    "c": 0.10176,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBD

secondary

#CAAD97

accent

#8B51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBD

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

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