#498CC0#498CC0

#498CC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.105 H 244.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CC0
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 192)
HSL	hsl(206, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 27.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.06, -5.33, -33.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.06, 33.84, 260.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.85% -0.0457 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(61.85% 0.105 244.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6366, 23.9763, 53.3466)
Luminance	0.2398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CC0 #C07D49

analogous

#49C0B8 #498CC0 #4951C0

triadic

#498CC0 #C0498C #8CC049

tetradic

#498CC0 #B849C0 #C07D49 #51C049

square

#498CC0 #B849C0 #C07D49 #51C049

split-complementary

#498CC0 #C04951 #C0B849

monochromatic

#254C6A #346C97 #498CC0 #76A9D0 #A4C5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#498CC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CC0

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CC0	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6581BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.105 244.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86add3',
    500: '#498cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cc0;
$custom-light: #86add3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.218,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6185,
    "c": 0.10451,
    "h": 244.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CC0

secondary

#CCAF98

accent

#8B50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CC0

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

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