#498DB2#498DB2

#498DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.089 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.76, -10.43, -25.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.76, 27.93, 248.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0515 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.089 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3054, 23.6787, 45.6112)
Luminance	0.2368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB2 #B26E49

analogous

#49B2A3 #498DB2 #4959B2

triadic

#498DB2 #B2498D #8DB249

tetradic

#498DB2 #A349B2 #B26E49 #59B249

square

#498DB2 #A349B2 #B26E49 #59B249

split-complementary

#498DB2 #B24959 #B2A349

monochromatic

#25485B #376B87 #498DB2 #73A8C5 #9EC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#498DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#498DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB2

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB2	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.089 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aec9',
    500: '#498db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db2;
$custom-light: #85aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.143,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61417,
    "c": 0.08887,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB2

secondary

#C4A493

accent

#8256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB2

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

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