#498CB3#498CB3

#498CB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.090 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB3
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 179)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -9.55, -26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 28.53, 250.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% -0.05 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.09 236.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2594, 23.4254, 46.0930)
Luminance	0.2343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB3 #B37049

analogous

#49B3A5 #498CB3 #4957B3

triadic

#498CB3 #B3498C #8CB349

tetradic

#498CB3 #A549B3 #B37049 #57B349

square

#498CB3 #A549B3 #B37049 #57B349

split-complementary

#498CB3 #B34957 #B3A549

monochromatic

#26485C #376A88 #498CB3 #73A8C6 #9FC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB3

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB3	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.090 236.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adca',
    500: '#498cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb3;
$custom-light: #85adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.075,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61226,
    "c": 0.09031,
    "h": 236.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB3

secondary

#C4A593

accent

#8456D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →