#498BCC#498BCC

#498BCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.120 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BCC
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 204)
HSL	hsl(210, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(210, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, -0.74, -39.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 39.81, 268.94°)
OKLab	oklab(62.24% -0.041 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(62.24% 0.12 250)
XYZ	xyz(22.8753, 24.2391, 60.5881)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BCC #CC8A49

analogous

#49CCCC #498BCC #494ACC

triadic

#498BCC #CC498B #8BCC49

tetradic

#498BCC #CC49CC #CC8A49 #4ACC49

square

#498BCC #CC49CC #CC8A49 #4ACC49

split-complementary

#498BCC #CC494A #CCCC49

monochromatic

#224E79 #2F6CA9 #498BCC #79A9D9 #A9C8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#498BCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BCC

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BCC	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D81CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.120 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88acdc',
    500: '#498bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bcc;
$custom-light: #88acdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.771,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62238,
    "c": 0.11976,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.24241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BCC

secondary

#D4B89D

accent

#9348E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BCC

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

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