#498CB0#498CB0

#498CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.087 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB0
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -10.50, -25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 27.45, 247.50°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% -0.0511 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.087 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9592, 23.3054, 44.5124)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB0 #B06D49

analogous

#49B0A1 #498CB0 #4959B0

triadic

#498CB0 #B0498C #8CB049

tetradic

#498CB0 #A149B0 #B06D49 #59B049

square

#498CB0 #A149B0 #B06D49 #59B049

split-complementary

#498CB0 #B04959 #B0A149

monochromatic

#254759 #376A85 #498CB0 #72A8C4 #9DC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#498CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB0

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB0	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.087 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc7',
    500: '#498cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb0;
$custom-light: #84adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.971,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61089,
    "c": 0.08733,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB0

secondary

#C3A392

accent

#8157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB0

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

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