#498CB2#498CB2

#498CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.089 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB2
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -9.87, -26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 28.16, 249.49°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0504 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.089 235.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1586, 23.3851, 45.5623)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB2 #B26F49

analogous

#49B2A4 #498CB2 #4958B2

triadic

#498CB2 #B2498C #8CB249

tetradic

#498CB2 #A449B2 #B26F49 #58B249

square

#498CB2 #A449B2 #B26F49 #58B249

split-complementary

#498CB2 #B24958 #B2A449

monochromatic

#25485B #376A87 #498CB2 #73A8C5 #9EC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#498CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB2

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB2	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.089 235.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adc9',
    500: '#498cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb2;
$custom-light: #85adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.714,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6118,
    "c": 0.08931,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB2

secondary

#C4A593

accent

#8356D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB2

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

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