#498DB7#498DB7

#498DB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.094 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 183)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 23%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.97, -8.83, -28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.97, 29.79, 252.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% -0.0497 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.094 238)
XYZ	xyz(20.8166, 23.8831, 48.3035)
Luminance	0.2389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB7 #B77349

analogous

#49B7AA #498DB7 #4956B7

triadic

#498DB7 #B7498D #8DB749

tetradic

#498DB7 #AA49B7 #B77349 #56B749

square

#498DB7 #AA49B7 #B77349 #56B749

split-complementary

#498DB7 #B74956 #B7AA49

monochromatic

#264A60 #376B8C #498DB7 #75A8C8 #A1C4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#498DB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB7

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB7	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B81B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.094 238.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aecc',
    500: '#498db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db7;
$custom-light: #85aecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.909,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61648,
    "c": 0.09393,
    "h": 238
  },
  "luminance": 0.23885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB7

secondary

#C6A895

accent

#8555D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB7

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

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