#498BC7#498BC7

#498BC7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.114 H 248.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BC7
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 199)
HSL	hsl(209, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(209, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, -2.42, -37.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 37.42, 266.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0424 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.114 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2853, 24.0031, 57.4804)
Luminance	0.2401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498BC7 #C78549

analogous

#49C7C4 #498BC7 #494CC7

triadic

#498BC7 #C7498B #8BC749

tetradic

#498BC7 #C449C7 #C78549 #4CC749

square

#498BC7 #C449C7 #C78549 #4CC749

split-complementary

#498BC7 #C7494C #C7C449

monochromatic

#234D72 #326CA1 #498BC7 #78A9D5 #A7C7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#498BC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BC7

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BC7	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6081C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.114 248.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87acd8',
    500: '#498bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bc7;
$custom-light: #87acd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.571,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61976,
    "c": 0.11361,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BC7

secondary

#D1B59B

accent

#904BDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BC7

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

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