#498BC2#498BC2

#498BC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.108 H 245.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BC2
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 194)
HSL	hsl(207, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 28.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -4.09, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 35.11, 263.32°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.0439 -0.0982)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.108 245.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7143, 23.7746, 54.4731)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BC2 #C28049

analogous

#49C2BD #498BC2 #494EC2

triadic

#498BC2 #C2498B #8BC249

tetradic

#498BC2 #BD49C2 #C28049 #4EC249

square

#498BC2 #BD49C2 #C28049 #4EC249

split-complementary

#498BC2 #C2494E #C2BD49

monochromatic

#244C6C #346C9A #498BC2 #77A8D1 #A5C5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BC2

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BC2	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6381C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.108 245.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acd4',
    500: '#498bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bc2;
$custom-light: #87acd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6172,
    "c": 0.1076,
    "h": 245.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BC2

secondary

#CEB199

accent

#8E4ED9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BC2

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

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