#498DBA#498DBA

#498DBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.097 H 239.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DBA
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 186)
HSL	hsl(204, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.10, -7.86, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.10, 30.97, 255.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.79% -0.0487 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(61.79% 0.097 239.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1321, 24.0094, 49.9655)
Luminance	0.2401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DBA #BA7649

analogous

#49BAAE #498DBA #4954BA

triadic

#498DBA #BA498D #8DBA49

tetradic

#498DBA #AE49BA #BA7649 #54BA49

square

#498DBA #AE49BA #BA7649 #54BA49

split-complementary

#498DBA #BA4954 #BAAE49

monochromatic

#264B63 #366C8F #498DBA #75A9CB #A2C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#498DBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DBA

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DBA	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6981B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.097 239.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aecf',
    500: '#498dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dba;
$custom-light: #86aecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.894,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6179,
    "c": 0.09712,
    "h": 239.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DBA

secondary

#C8AA96

accent

#8753D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DBA

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

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