#498CDE#498CDE
#498CDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.142 H 254.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498CDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 140, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 36.9%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.51, 4.83, -48.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.51, 48.29, 275.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% -0.0372 -0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.142 254.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3057, 25.4440, 72.6706) |
| Luminance | 0.2545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.98
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.32
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.66
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.70
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.72
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498CDE #DE9B49
analogous
#49D6DE #498CDE #5049DE
triadic
#498CDE #DE498C #8CDE49
tetradic
#498CDE #DE49D6 #DE9B49 #49DE50
square
#498CDE #DE49D6 #DE9B49 #49DE50
split-complementary
#498CDE #DE5049 #D6DE49
monochromatic
#1A5092 #246DC6 #498CDE #7DADE7 #B1CDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#498CDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#498CDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498CDE
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498CDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498CDE | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6792E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5284DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498cde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.142 254.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bade9',
500: '#498cde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498cde; $custom-light: #8bade9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498cde",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 140,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.02,
"s": 69.302,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63454,
"c": 0.14159,
"h": 254.8
},
"luminance": 0.25447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498CDE
secondary
#DFC4A4
accent
#9D3CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84