#498CB4#498CB4

#498CB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.091 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB4
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 180)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.55, -9.23, -27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.55, 28.90, 251.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.27% -0.0497 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(61.27% 0.091 237)
XYZ	xyz(20.3609, 23.4660, 46.6276)
Luminance	0.2347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB4 #B47149

analogous

#49B4A7 #498CB4 #4957B4

triadic

#498CB4 #B4498C #8CB449

tetradic

#498CB4 #A749B4 #B47149 #57B449

square

#498CB4 #A749B4 #B47149 #57B449

split-complementary

#498CB4 #B44957 #B4A749

monochromatic

#26485D #376A88 #498CB4 #74A8C7 #9FC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498CB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB4

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB4	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)

#798BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.091 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adca',
    500: '#498cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb4;
$custom-light: #85adca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.43,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61273,
    "c": 0.09134,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.23468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB4

secondary

#C5A694

accent

#8456D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB4

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

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