#498BE6#498BE6
#498BE6 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.153 H 257.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498BE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 139, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.65, 8.20, -52.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.65, 52.92, 278.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% -0.0344 -0.149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.153 257) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2580, 25.5921, 78.4035) |
| Luminance | 0.2560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.62
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.45
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.77
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.25
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.33
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498BE6 #E6A449
analogous
#49DAE6 #498BE6 #5649E6
triadic
#498BE6 #E6498B #8BE649
tetradic
#498BE6 #E649DA #E6A449 #49E656
square
#498BE6 #E649DA #E6A449 #49E656
split-complementary
#498BE6 #E65649 #DAE649
monochromatic
#164F9F #1D6AD5 #498BE6 #7FADED #B5D0F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#498BE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#498BE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498BE6
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498BE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498BE6 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6192EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4984E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498be6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.153 257.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cacee',
500: '#498be6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498be6; $custom-light: #8cacee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498be6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 139,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.777,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63702,
"c": 0.15296,
"h": 257
},
"luminance": 0.25595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498BE6
secondary
#E4CAA7
accent
#A335F2
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84