#498DC3#498DC3

#498DC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.107 H 244.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 195)
HSL	hsl(207, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.49, -4.91, -34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.49, 34.80, 261.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.23% -0.0458 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(62.23% 0.107 244.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1192, 24.4042, 55.1640)
Luminance	0.2441 (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

#498DC3 #C37F49

analogous

#49C3BC #498DC3 #4950C3

triadic

#498DC3 #C3498D #8DC349

tetradic

#498DC3 #BC49C3 #C37F49 #50C349

square

#498DC3 #BC49C3 #C37F49 #50C349

split-complementary

#498DC3 #C34950 #C3BC49

monochromatic

#244D6E #336D9C #498DC3 #77AAD2 #A5C7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#498DC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC3

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC3	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758EC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6582C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.107 244.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed5',
    500: '#498dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc3;
$custom-light: #87aed5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.557,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62231,
    "c": 0.10726,
    "h": 244.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC3

secondary

#CEB199

accent

#8C4EDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC3

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

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