#498DBC#498DBC

#498DBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.099 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.18, -7.21, -30.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.18, 31.79, 256.89°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% -0.048 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.099 241.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3462, 24.0950, 51.0931)
Luminance	0.2410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DBC #BC7849

analogous

#49BCB2 #498DBC #4953BC

triadic

#498DBC #BC498D #8DBC49

tetradic

#498DBC #B249BC #BC7849 #53BC49

square

#498DBC #B249BC #BC7849 #53BC49

split-complementary

#498DBC #BC4953 #BCB249

monochromatic

#254B65 #366C92 #498DBC #76A9CC #A2C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#498DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#498DBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DBC

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DBC	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.099 241.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed0',
    500: '#498dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dbc;
$custom-light: #86aed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.522,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61886,
    "c": 0.0993,
    "h": 241.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DBC

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8852D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DBC

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

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