#498CBC#498CBC

#498CBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.100 H 242.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.89, -6.64, -31.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.89, 32.12, 258.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% -0.0469 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.1 242)
XYZ	xyz(21.1994, 23.8014, 51.0441)
Luminance	0.2380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBC #BC7949

analogous

#49BCB2 #498CBC #4952BC

triadic

#498CBC #BC498C #8CBC49

tetradic

#498CBC #B249BC #BC7949 #52BC49

square

#498CBC #B249BC #BC7949 #52BC49

split-complementary

#498CBC #BC4952 #BCB249

monochromatic

#254B65 #366C92 #498CBC #76A8CC #A2C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBC	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.100 242.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86add0',
    500: '#498cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cbc;
$custom-light: #86add0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.043,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61654,
    "c": 0.09995,
    "h": 242
  },
  "luminance": 0.23803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBC

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8952D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBC

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

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