#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
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 196)
HSL	hsl(207, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 28.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.24, -4.00, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.24, 35.63, 263.55°)
OKLab	oklab(62.05% -0.0444 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(62.05% 0.109 246)
XYZ	xyz(22.0858, 24.1560, 55.7125)
Luminance	0.2416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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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
##498CC4	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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