#498CBB#498CBB

#498CBB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.099 H 241.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 187)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.85, -6.97, -30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.85, 31.69, 257.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% -0.0473 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.099 241.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0920, 23.7585, 50.4784)
Luminance	0.2376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBB #BB7849

analogous

#49BBB1 #498CBB #4953BB

triadic

#498CBB #BB498C #8CBB49

tetradic

#498CBB #B149BB #BB7849 #53BB49

square

#498CBB #B149BB #BB7849 #53BB49

split-complementary

#498CBB #BB4953 #BBB149

monochromatic

#254A64 #366B91 #498CBB #76A8CC #A2C4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#498CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBB

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBB	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.099 241.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.737,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61605,
    "c": 0.09883,
    "h": 241.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBB

secondary

#C9AB97

accent

#8853D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBB

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

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