#498CB7#498CB7

#498CB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.094 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CB7
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 183)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.67, -8.26, -28.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.67, 30.06, 254.05°)
OKLab	oklab(61.41% -0.0486 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(61.41% 0.094 239)
XYZ	xyz(20.6698, 23.5896, 48.2545)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CB7 #B77449

analogous

#49B7AB #498CB7 #4955B7

triadic

#498CB7 #B7498C #8CB749

tetradic

#498CB7 #AB49B7 #B77449 #55B749

square

#498CB7 #AB49B7 #B77449 #55B749

split-complementary

#498CB7 #B74955 #B7AB49

monochromatic

#264960 #376B8C #498CB7 #75A8C8 #A1C3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#498CB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CB7

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CB7	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6980B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.094 239.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85adcc',
    500: '#498cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cb7;
$custom-light: #85adcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.455,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61414,
    "c": 0.09448,
    "h": 239
  },
  "luminance": 0.23592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CB7

secondary

#C6A995

accent

#8655D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CB7

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

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