#498BC1#498BC1
#498BC1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.106 H 245.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498BC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 139, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 28%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, -4.42, -34.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 34.66, 262.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.67% -0.0442 -0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.67% 0.106 245.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6023, 23.7299, 53.8836) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.59
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.34
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.62
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.69
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.72
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498BC1 #C17F49
analogous
#49C1BB #498BC1 #494FC1
triadic
#498BC1 #C1498B #8BC149
tetradic
#498BC1 #BB49C1 #C17F49 #4FC149
square
#498BC1 #BB49C1 #C17F49 #4FC149
split-complementary
#498BC1 #C1494F #C1BB49
monochromatic
#244B6B #346B99 #498BC1 #77A8D1 #A4C5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#498BC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#498BC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498BC1
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498BC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498BC1 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738CC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6380C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498bc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.106 245.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87acd4',
500: '#498bc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498bc1; $custom-light: #87acd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498bc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 139,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61669,
"c": 0.10642,
"h": 245.4
},
"luminance": 0.23732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498BC1
secondary
#CDB099
accent
#8D4FD9
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83