#498DB4#498DB4

#498DB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.091 H 236.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB4
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 180)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.85, -9.79, -26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.85, 28.66, 250.02°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% -0.0508 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.091 236)
XYZ	xyz(20.5076, 23.7596, 46.6765)
Luminance	0.2376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB4 #B47049

analogous

#49B4A5 #498DB4 #4958B4

triadic

#498DB4 #B4498D #8DB449

tetradic

#498DB4 #A549B4 #B47049 #58B449

square

#498DB4 #A549B4 #B47049 #58B449

split-complementary

#498DB4 #B44958 #B4A549

monochromatic

#26495D #376B88 #498DB4 #74A8C7 #9FC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#498DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB4

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB4	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C81B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.091 236.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aeca',
    500: '#498db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db4;
$custom-light: #85aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.869,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61509,
    "c": 0.09085,
    "h": 236
  },
  "luminance": 0.23762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB4

secondary

#C5A694

accent

#8356D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB4

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

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