#498DBE#498DBE

#498DBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.102 H 242.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 190)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, -6.56, -31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 32.63, 258.41°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0474 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.102 242.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5633, 24.1819, 52.2364)
Luminance	0.2418 (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

#498DBE #BE7A49

analogous

#49BEB4 #498DBE #4953BE

triadic

#498DBE #BE498D #8DBE49

tetradic

#498DBE #B449BE #BE7A49 #53BE49

square

#498DBE #B449BE #BE7A49 #53BE49

split-complementary

#498DBE #BE4953 #BEB449

monochromatic

#254C68 #356D95 #498DBE #76A9CE #A3C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#498DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#498DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DBE

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DBE	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.102 242.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.128,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61984,
    "c": 0.10153,
    "h": 242.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DBE

secondary

#CBAD98

accent

#8951D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DBE

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

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