#498DB5#498DB5

#498DB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.092 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB5
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.89, -9.47, -27.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.89, 29.03, 250.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.0504 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.092 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6099, 23.8005, 47.2149)
Luminance	0.2380 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB5 #B57149

analogous

#49B5A7 #498DB5 #4957B5

triadic

#498DB5 #B5498D #8DB549

tetradic

#498DB5 #A749B5 #B57149 #57B549

square

#498DB5 #A749B5 #B57149 #57B549

split-complementary

#498DB5 #B54957 #B5A749

monochromatic

#26495E #376B89 #498DB5 #74A8C7 #A0C4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB5

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB5	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B81B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.092 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aecb',
    500: '#498db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db5;
$custom-light: #85aecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.222,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61555,
    "c": 0.09186,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB5

secondary

#C5A794

accent

#8455D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB5

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

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