#498BBE#498BBE

#498BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.103 H 243.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBE
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, -5.41, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 33.32, 260.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.52% -0.0452 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(61.52% 0.103 243.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2711, 23.5974, 52.1390)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBE #BE7C49

analogous

#49BEB7 #498BBE #4951BE

triadic

#498BBE #BE498B #8BBE49

tetradic

#498BBE #B749BE #BE7C49 #51BE49

square

#498BBE #B749BE #BE7C49 #51BE49

split-complementary

#498BBE #BE4951 #BEB749

monochromatic

#254B68 #356B95 #498BBE #76A8CE #A3C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#498BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBE	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.103 243.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.154,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6152,
    "c": 0.10292,
    "h": 243.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBE

secondary

#CBAE98

accent

#8B51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBE

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

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