#498DC4#498DC4

#498DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.108 H 245.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC4
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 196)
HSL	hsl(207, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.54, -4.58, -34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.54, 35.25, 262.54°)
OKLab	oklab(62.28% -0.0454 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(62.28% 0.108 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.2326, 24.4496, 55.7614)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC4 #C48049

analogous

#49C4BD #498DC4 #4950C4

triadic

#498DC4 #C4498D #8DC449

tetradic

#498DC4 #BD49C4 #C48049 #50C449

square

#498DC4 #BD49C4 #C48049 #50C449

split-complementary

#498DC4 #C44950 #C4BD49

monochromatic

#244D6F #336E9D #498DC4 #77AAD3 #A5C7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#498DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC4

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC4	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6482C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.108 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed6',
    500: '#498dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc4;
$custom-light: #87aed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.829,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62281,
    "c": 0.10843,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC4

secondary

#CFB29A

accent

#8C4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC4

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

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