#498CD4#498CD4
#498CD4 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.129 H 252.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 140, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.00, 1.39, -43.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.00, 43.27, 271.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% -0.0398 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.129 252) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0050, 24.9237, 65.8203) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.63
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.84
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.11
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.44
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.86
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498CD4 #D49149
analogous
#49D2D4 #498CD4 #4B49D4
triadic
#498CD4 #D4498C #8CD449
tetradic
#498CD4 #D449D2 #D49149 #49D44B
square
#498CD4 #D449D2 #D49149 #49D44B
split-complementary
#498CD4 #D44B49 #D2D449
monochromatic
#1F4F84 #2B6DB5 #498CD4 #7BABE0 #ACCBEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#498CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#498CD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498CD4
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498CD4 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C90D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5983D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.129 252.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89ade1',
500: '#498cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498cd4; $custom-light: #89ade1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 140,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.079,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62895,
"c": 0.12885,
"h": 252
},
"luminance": 0.24926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498CD4
secondary
#D9BDA0
accent
#9743E5
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F1F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7E7F83