#498DB1#498DB1

#498DB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.088 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB1
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 177)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.72, -10.75, -25.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.72, 27.59, 247.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.37% -0.0519 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(61.37% 0.088 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2053, 23.6387, 45.0844)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB1 #B16D49

analogous

#49B1A1 #498DB1 #4959B1

triadic

#498DB1 #B1498D #8DB149

tetradic

#498DB1 #A149B1 #B16D49 #59B149

square

#498DB1 #A149B1 #B16D49 #59B149

split-complementary

#498DB1 #B14959 #B1A149

monochromatic

#25485A #376A86 #498DB1 #72A8C5 #9EC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#498DB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB1

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB1	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.088 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aec8',
    500: '#498db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db1;
$custom-light: #85aec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.769,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61371,
    "c": 0.08789,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB1

secondary

#C3A392

accent

#8156D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB1

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

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