#498DB9#498DB9

#498DB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.096 H 239.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DB9
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 185)
HSL	hsl(204, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 23.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.05, -8.18, -29.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.05, 30.57, 254.47°)
OKLab	oklab(61.74% -0.0491 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(61.74% 0.096 239.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0262, 23.9670, 49.4076)
Luminance	0.2397 (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

#498DB9 #B97549

analogous

#49B9AD #498DB9 #4955B9

triadic

#498DB9 #B9498D #8DB949

tetradic

#498DB9 #AD49B9 #B97549 #55B949

square

#498DB9 #AD49B9 #B97549 #55B949

split-complementary

#498DB9 #B94955 #B9AD49

monochromatic

#264A62 #376C8E #498DB9 #75A9CA #A1C4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#498DB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DB9

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DB9	1.00	3.62	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.62	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)

#798DBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A81B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.096 239.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aece',
    500: '#498db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498db9;
$custom-light: #86aece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.571,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61743,
    "c": 0.09605,
    "h": 239.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DB9

secondary

#C8AA96

accent

#8654D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DB9

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

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