#498CC2#498CC2

#498CC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.107 H 245.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CC2
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 194)
HSL	hsl(207, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.15, -4.67, -34.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.15, 34.73, 262.28°)
OKLab	oklab(61.95% -0.045 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(61.95% 0.107 245.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8597, 24.0656, 54.5216)
Luminance	0.2407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CC2 #C27F49

analogous

#49C2BC #498CC2 #4950C2

triadic

#498CC2 #C2498C #8CC249

tetradic

#498CC2 #BC49C2 #C27F49 #50C249

square

#498CC2 #BC49C2 #C27F49 #50C249

split-complementary

#498CC2 #C24950 #C2BC49

monochromatic

#244C6C #346C9A #498CC2 #77A9D1 #A5C6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#498CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#498CC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CC2

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CC2	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748DC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6481C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.107 245.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87add4',
    500: '#498cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cc2;
$custom-light: #87add4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.777,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6195,
    "c": 0.10683,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CC2

secondary

#CEB199

accent

#8C4ED9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CC2

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

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