#498DB8#498DB8

#498DB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.095 H 238.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB8
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 184)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 23.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.01, -8.51, -28.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.01, 30.18, 253.63°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% -0.0494 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.095 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9210, 23.9249, 48.8536)
Luminance	0.2393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DB8 #B87449

analogous

#49B8AB #498DB8 #4955B8

triadic

#498DB8 #B8498D #8DB849

tetradic

#498DB8 #AB49B8 #B87449 #55B849

square

#498DB8 #AB49B8 #B87449 #55B849

split-complementary

#498DB8 #B84955 #B8AB49

monochromatic

#264A61 #376C8D #498DB8 #75A9C9 #A1C4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#498DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#498DB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB8

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB8	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A81B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.095 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85aecd',
    500: '#498db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db8;
$custom-light: #85aecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.243,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61695,
    "c": 0.09498,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB8

secondary

#C7A996

accent

#8654D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB8

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

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