#498BEB#498BEB

#498BEB is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.159 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BEB
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 235)
HSL	hsl(216, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(216, 69%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.92, 9.94, -54.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.92, 55.53, 280.31°)
OKLab	oklab(64% -0.0334 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(64% 0.159 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9702, 25.8770, 82.1545)
Luminance	0.2588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BEB #EBA949

analogous

#49DCEB #498BEB #5849EB

triadic

#498BEB #EB498B #8BEB49

tetradic

#498BEB #EB49DC #EBA949 #49EB58

square

#498BEB #EB49DC #EBA949 #49EB58

split-complementary

#498BEB #EB5849 #DCEB49

monochromatic

#124FA7 #1869DE #498BEB #80AEF1 #B7D1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#498BEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.18

#498BEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BEB

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BEB	1.00	3.40	6.18	6.18
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E93EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4484E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498beb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.159 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacf2',
    500: '#498beb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498beb;
$custom-light: #8dacf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498beb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.556,
    "s": 80.198,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64002,
    "c": 0.15945,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BEB

secondary

#E7CEA9

accent

#8609DD

background

#F9FAFE

surface

#F2F4FD

border

#CCCED5

text

#0E1017

muted

#7E7F85

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BEB

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

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