#498BC3#498BC3

#498BC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.109 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BC3
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 195)
HSL	hsl(208, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.91, -3.76, -35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.91, 35.57, 263.94°)
OKLab	oklab(61.77% -0.0436 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(61.77% 0.109 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8269, 23.8197, 55.0666)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BC3 #C38149

analogous

#49C3BE #498BC3 #494EC3

triadic

#498BC3 #C3498B #8BC349

tetradic

#498BC3 #BE49C3 #C38149 #4EC349

square

#498BC3 #BE49C3 #C38149 #4EC349

split-complementary

#498BC3 #C3494E #C3BE49

monochromatic

#244C6E #336C9C #498BC3 #77A8D2 #A5C6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498BC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BC3

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BC3	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	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)

#738DC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6281C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.109 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acd5',
    500: '#498bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bc3;
$custom-light: #87acd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.541,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61771,
    "c": 0.10879,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BC3

secondary

#CEB299

accent

#8E4EDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BC3

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

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