#498BDA#498BDA
#498BDA is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.137 H 254.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 139, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 66%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 67%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 36.2%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 4.04, -46.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 46.76, 274.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% -0.0372 -0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.137 254.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6305, 24.9412, 69.8321) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.38
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.69
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.50
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.55
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.73
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498BDA #DA9849
analogous
#49D3DA #498BDA #5049DA
triadic
#498BDA #DA498B #8BDA49
tetradic
#498BDA #DA49D3 #DA9849 #49DA50
square
#498BDA #DA49D3 #DA9849 #49DA50
split-complementary
#498BDA #DA5049 #D3DA49
monochromatic
#1C4F8C #276CBF #498BDA #7CABE4 #AFCCEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#498BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#498BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498BDA
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498BDA | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6890DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5383D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.137 254.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aace6',
500: '#498bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498bda; $custom-light: #8aace6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 139,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.69,
"s": 66.21,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63006,
"c": 0.13747,
"h": 254.3
},
"luminance": 0.24944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498BDA
secondary
#DDC2A2
accent
#9C3FE9
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FC
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84