#498BC4#498BC4

#498BC4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.110 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BC4
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 196)
HSL	hsl(208, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -3.42, -35.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 36.03, 264.55°)
OKLab	oklab(61.82% -0.0433 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(61.82% 0.11 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9404, 23.8651, 55.6640)
Luminance	0.2387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BC4 #C48249

analogous

#49C4BF #498BC4 #494DC4

triadic

#498BC4 #C4498B #8BC449

tetradic

#498BC4 #BF49C4 #C48249 #4DC449

square

#498BC4 #BF49C4 #C48249 #4DC449

split-complementary

#498BC4 #C4494D #C4BF49

monochromatic

#244C6F #336C9D #498BC4 #77A8D3 #A5C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#498BC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BC4

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BC4	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6281C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.110 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acd6',
    500: '#498bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bc4;
$custom-light: #87acd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.805,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61822,
    "c": 0.10999,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BC4

secondary

#CFB29A

accent

#8F4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BC4

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

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