#498CCC#498CCC

#498CCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.119 H 249.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CCC
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.61, -1.32, -39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.61, 39.37, 268.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.47% -0.042 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(62.47% 0.119 249.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0208, 24.5300, 60.6366)
Luminance	0.2453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CCC #CC8949

analogous

#49CCCB #498CCC #494BCC

triadic

#498CCC #CC498C #8CCC49

tetradic

#498CCC #CB49CC #CC8949 #4BCC49

square

#498CCC #CB49CC #CC8949 #4BCC49

split-complementary

#498CCC #CC494B #CCCB49

monochromatic

#224E79 #2F6DA9 #498CCC #79AAD9 #A9C8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#498CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CCC

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CCC	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E82CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.119 249.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88addc',
    500: '#498ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ccc;
$custom-light: #88addc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.313,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62465,
    "c": 0.11887,
    "h": 249.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CCC

secondary

#D4B89D

accent

#9248E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CCC

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

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