#498CBF#498CBF

#498CBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.103 H 243.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 191)
HSL	hsl(206, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.02, -5.66, -32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.02, 33.40, 260.25°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% -0.046 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.103 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5262, 23.9322, 52.7651)
Luminance	0.2393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CBF #BF7C49

analogous

#49BFB7 #498CBF #4951BF

triadic

#498CBF #BF498C #8CBF49

tetradic

#498CBF #B749BF #BF7C49 #51BF49

square

#498CBF #B749BF #BF7C49 #51BF49

split-complementary

#498CBF #BF4951 #BFB749

monochromatic

#254B69 #356C96 #498CBF #76A9CF #A4C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#498CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#498CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CBF

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CBF	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6581BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.103 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86add2',
    500: '#498cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cbf;
$custom-light: #86add2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.932,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61801,
    "c": 0.10336,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CBF

secondary

#CCAE98

accent

#8B50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CBF

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

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