#498DBF#498DBF

#498DBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.103 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DBF
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 191)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.31, -6.23, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.31, 33.06, 259.14°)
OKLab	oklab(62.03% -0.047 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(62.03% 0.103 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6730, 24.2257, 52.8140)
Luminance	0.2423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DBF #BF7B49

analogous

#49BFB6 #498DBF #4952BF

triadic

#498DBF #BF498D #8DBF49

tetradic

#498DBF #B649BF #BF7B49 #52BF49

square

#498DBF #B649BF #BF7B49 #52BF49

split-complementary

#498DBF #BF4952 #BFB649

monochromatic

#254C69 #356D96 #498DBF #76A9CF #A4C6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#498DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DBF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DBF	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.103 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed2',
    500: '#498dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dbf;
$custom-light: #86aed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.424,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62032,
    "c": 0.10266,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DBF

secondary

#CCAE98

accent

#8A50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DBF

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

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