#498CBE#498CBE

#498CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.102 H 243.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBE
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, -5.98, -32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 32.97, 259.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.75% -0.0463 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(61.75% 0.102 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4165, 23.8883, 52.1875)
Luminance	0.2389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBE #BE7B49

analogous

#49BEB6 #498CBE #4952BE

triadic

#498CBE #BE498C #8CBE49

tetradic

#498CBE #B649BE #BE7B49 #52BE49

square

#498CBE #B649BE #BE7B49 #52BE49

split-complementary

#498CBE #BE4952 #BEB649

monochromatic

#254B68 #356C95 #498CBE #76A8CE #A3C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#498CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#498CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBE

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBE	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.102 243.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.641,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61751,
    "c": 0.10221,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBE

secondary

#CBAE98

accent

#8A51D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBE

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

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