#498BBF#498BBF

#498BBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.104 H 244.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BBF
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 191)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, -5.08, -33.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 33.76, 261.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.57% -0.0449 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(61.57% 0.104 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3807, 23.6412, 52.7166)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BBF #BF7D49

analogous

#49BFB8 #498BBF #4950BF

triadic

#498BBF #BF498B #8BBF49

tetradic

#498BBF #B849BF #BF7D49 #50BF49

square

#498BBF #B849BF #BF7D49 #50BF49

split-complementary

#498BBF #BF4950 #BFB849

monochromatic

#254B69 #356B96 #498BBF #76A8CF #A4C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#498BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BBF

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BBF	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6480BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.104 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86acd2',
    500: '#498bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bbf;
$custom-light: #86acd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.441,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61569,
    "c": 0.10407,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BBF

secondary

#CCAF98

accent

#8C50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BBF

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

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