#498BCF#498BCF

#498BCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.123 H 251.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BCF
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 207)
HSL	hsl(210, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.47, 0.28, -41.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.47, 41.27, 270.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.4% -0.0401 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(62.4% 0.124 251)
XYZ	xyz(23.2386, 24.3844, 62.5014)
Luminance	0.2439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BCF #CF8D49

analogous

#49CECF #498BCF #4A49CF

triadic

#498BCF #CF498B #8BCF49

tetradic

#498BCF #CF49CE #CF8D49 #49CF4A

square

#498BCF #CF49CE #CF8D49 #49CF4A

split-complementary

#498BCF #CF4A49 #CECF49

monochromatic

#214E7D #2E6CAD #498BCF #79AADC #AAC9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#498BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BCF

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BCF	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D8ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B82CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.123 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89acde',
    500: '#498bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bcf;
$custom-light: #89acde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.448,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62399,
    "c": 0.1235,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.24387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BCF

secondary

#D6BA9E

accent

#9546E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BCF

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

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