#498CC4#498CC4

#498CC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.109 H 246.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#498CC4
RGBrgb(73, 140, 196)
HSLhsl(207, 51%, 53%)
HSVhsv(207, 63%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(62.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(56.24, -4.00, -35.41)
CIE-LCHlch(56.24, 35.63, 263.55°)
OKLaboklab(62.05% -0.0444 -0.0998)
OKLCHoklch(62.05% 0.109 246)
XYZxyz(22.0858, 24.1560, 55.7125)
Luminance0.2416 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#498CC4 #C48149
analogous
#49C4BE #498CC4 #494FC4
triadic
#498CC4 #C4498C #8CC449
tetradic
#498CC4 #BE49C4 #C48149 #4FC449
square
#498CC4 #BE49C4 #C48149 #4FC449
split-complementary
#498CC4 #C4494F #C4BE49
monochromatic
#244D6F #336D9D #498CC4 #77A9D3 #A5C6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60
#498CC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83
#498CC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CC4
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##498CC4#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##498CC41.003.605.835.83
#FFFFFF3.601.0021.0021.00
#0000005.8321.001.001.00
##0000005.8321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#748EC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6381C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #498cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.109 246.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87add6',
    500: '#498cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #498cc4;
$custom-light: #87add6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#498cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.317,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62051,
    "c": 0.1092,
    "h": 246
  },
  "luminance": 0.24158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#498CC4
secondary
#CFB29A
accent
#8E4DDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CC4

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#498CC4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva