#498DB6#498DB6

#498DB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.093 H 237.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB6
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 182)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 22.5%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, -9.15, -27.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 29.40, 251.87°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% -0.0501 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.093 237.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7128, 23.8417, 47.7572)
Luminance	0.2384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB6 #B67249

analogous

#49B6A9 #498DB6 #4956B6

triadic

#498DB6 #B6498D #8DB649

tetradic

#498DB6 #A949B6 #B67249 #56B649

square

#498DB6 #A949B6 #B67249 #56B649

split-complementary

#498DB6 #B64956 #B6A949

monochromatic

#26495F #376B8A #498DB6 #75A8C8 #A0C4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#498DB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB6

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB6	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B81B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.093 237.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aecc',
    500: '#498db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db6;
$custom-light: #85aecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.569,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61601,
    "c": 0.09289,
    "h": 237.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB6

secondary

#C6A795

accent

#8455D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB6

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

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