#498CBD#498CBD

#498CBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.101 H 242.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, -6.31, -31.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 32.54, 258.82°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% -0.0466 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.101 242.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3076, 23.8447, 51.6138)
Luminance	0.2385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBD #BD7A49

analogous

#49BDB4 #498CBD #4952BD

triadic

#498CBD #BD498C #8CBD49

tetradic

#498CBD #B449BD #BD7A49 #52BD49

square

#498CBD #B449BD #BD7A49 #52BD49

split-complementary

#498CBD #BD4952 #BDB449

monochromatic

#254B66 #356C93 #498CBD #76A8CD #A3C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#498CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBD	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.101 242.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86add1',
    500: '#498cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cbd;
$custom-light: #86add1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.345,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61702,
    "c": 0.10107,
    "h": 242.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBD

secondary

#CAAD97

accent

#8A51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBD

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

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