#498CB1#498CB1

#498CB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.088 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB1
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 177)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -10.19, -25.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 27.80, 248.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.13% -0.0508 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(61.13% 0.088 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0586, 23.3451, 45.0354)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB1 #B16E49

analogous

#49B1A2 #498CB1 #4958B1

triadic

#498CB1 #B1498C #8CB149

tetradic

#498CB1 #A249B1 #B16E49 #58B149

square

#498CB1 #A249B1 #B16E49 #58B149

split-complementary

#498CB1 #B14958 #B1A249

monochromatic

#25475A #376A86 #498CB1 #72A8C5 #9EC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498CB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB1

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB1	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.088 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adc8',
    500: '#498cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb1;
$custom-light: #85adc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.346,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61134,
    "c": 0.08831,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB1

secondary

#C3A492

accent

#8256D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB1

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →