#498DBD#498DBD

#498DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.100 H 241.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.23, -6.88, -31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.23, 32.21, 257.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.93% -0.0477 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(61.93% 0.1 241.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4544, 24.1383, 51.6628)
Luminance	0.2414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DBD #BD7949

analogous

#49BDB3 #498DBD #4953BD

triadic

#498DBD #BD498D #8DBD49

tetradic

#498DBD #B349BD #BD7949 #53BD49

square

#498DBD #B349BD #BD7949 #53BD49

split-complementary

#498DBD #BD4953 #BDB349

monochromatic

#254B66 #356C93 #498DBD #76A9CD #A3C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#498DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#498DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DBD

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DBD	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.100 241.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed1',
    500: '#498dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dbd;
$custom-light: #86aed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.828,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61935,
    "c": 0.10042,
    "h": 241.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DBD

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8851D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DBD

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

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