#498CCF#498CCF

#498CCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.123 H 250.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CCF
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 207)
HSL	hsl(210, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.76, -0.31, -40.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.76, 40.82, 269.57°)
OKLab	oklab(62.62% -0.0411 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(62.62% 0.123 250.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3841, 24.6753, 62.5498)
Luminance	0.2468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498CCF #CF8C49

analogous

#49CFCF #498CCF #4949CF

triadic

#498CCF #CF498C #8CCF49

tetradic

#498CCF #CF49CF #CF8C49 #49CF49

square

#498CCF #CF49CF #CF8C49 #49CF49

split-complementary

#498CCF #CF4949 #CFCF49

monochromatic

#214F7D #2E6DAD #498CCF #79ABDC #AAC9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#498CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#498CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CCF

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CCF	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C82CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.123 250.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adde',
    500: '#498ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ccf;
$custom-light: #89adde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62624,
    "c": 0.12259,
    "h": 250.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CCF

secondary

#D6BA9E

accent

#9446E1

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CCF

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

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