#498DC2#498DC2

#498DC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.106 H 244.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 194)
HSL	hsl(206, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(206, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.45, -5.24, -33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.45, 34.36, 261.23°)
OKLab	oklab(62.18% -0.0461 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(62.18% 0.106 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0065, 24.3591, 54.5705)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC2 #C27E49

analogous

#49C2BA #498DC2 #4951C2

triadic

#498DC2 #C2498D #8DC249

tetradic

#498DC2 #BA49C2 #C27E49 #51C249

square

#498DC2 #BA49C2 #C27E49 #51C249

split-complementary

#498DC2 #C24951 #C2BA49

monochromatic

#244D6C #346D9A #498DC2 #77AAD1 #A5C6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#498DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC2

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC2	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6582C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.106 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed4',
    500: '#498dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc2;
$custom-light: #87aed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.281,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62181,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC2

secondary

#CEB099

accent

#8B4ED9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC2

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

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