#498CC7#498CC7

#498CC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.113 H 247.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CC7
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 199)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.38, -3.00, -36.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.38, 37.01, 265.35°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.0435 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.113 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4307, 24.2940, 57.5289)
Luminance	0.2430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CC7 #C78449

analogous

#49C7C3 #498CC7 #494DC7

triadic

#498CC7 #C7498C #8CC749

tetradic

#498CC7 #C349C7 #C78449 #4DC749

square

#498CC7 #C349C7 #C78449 #4DC749

split-complementary

#498CC7 #C7494D #C7C349

monochromatic

#234D72 #326DA1 #498CC7 #78AAD5 #A7C7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#498CC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CC7

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CC7	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6182C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.113 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87add8',
    500: '#498cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cc7;
$custom-light: #87add8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.095,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62204,
    "c": 0.11278,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CC7

secondary

#D1B49B

accent

#8F4BDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CC7

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

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