#498DB3#498DB3

#498DB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.090 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB3
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 179)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 21.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -10.11, -26.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 28.29, 249.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0512 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.09 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4061, 23.7190, 46.1419)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB3 #B36F49

analogous

#49B3A4 #498DB3 #4958B3

triadic

#498DB3 #B3498D #8DB349

tetradic

#498DB3 #A449B3 #B36F49 #58B349

square

#498DB3 #A449B3 #B36F49 #58B349

split-complementary

#498DB3 #B34958 #B3A449

monochromatic

#26495C #376B88 #498DB3 #73A8C6 #9FC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#498DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#498DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB3

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB3	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)

#7B8CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C81B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.090 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aeca',
    500: '#498db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db3;
$custom-light: #85aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.509,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61463,
    "c": 0.08985,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB3

secondary

#C4A593

accent

#8256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB3

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

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