#498CBA#498CBA

#498CBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.098 H 240.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBA
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 186)
HSL	hsl(204, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.80, -7.29, -30.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.80, 31.28, 256.52°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.0476 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.098 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9853, 23.7158, 49.9165)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBA #BA7749

analogous

#49BAAF #498CBA #4953BA

triadic

#498CBA #BA498C #8CBA49

tetradic

#498CBA #AF49BA #BA7749 #53BA49

square

#498CBA #AF49BA #BA7749 #53BA49

split-complementary

#498CBA #BA4953 #BAAF49

monochromatic

#264A63 #366B8F #498CBA #75A8CB #A2C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#498CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#498CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBA

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBA	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.098 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86adcf',
    500: '#498cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cba;
$custom-light: #86adcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.425,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61557,
    "c": 0.09773,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBA

secondary

#C8AB96

accent

#8853D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBA

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

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