#498DC0#498DC0

#498DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.104 H 243.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC0
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 192)
HSL	hsl(206, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 26.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.36, -5.90, -32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.36, 33.49, 259.85°)
OKLab	oklab(62.08% -0.0467 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(62.08% 0.104 243.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7834, 24.2699, 53.3955)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC0 #C07C49

analogous

#49C0B7 #498DC0 #4952C0

triadic

#498DC0 #C0498D #8DC049

tetradic

#498DC0 #B749C0 #C07C49 #52C049

square

#498DC0 #B749C0 #C07C49 #52C049

split-complementary

#498DC0 #C04952 #C0B749

monochromatic

#254C6A #346D97 #498DC0 #76A9D0 #A4C6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#498DC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC0	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)

#768EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6682BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.104 243.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed3',
    500: '#498dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc0;
$custom-light: #86aed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62082,
    "c": 0.10379,
    "h": 243.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC0

secondary

#CCAF98

accent

#8A50D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC0

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

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