#498DC5#498DC5

#498DC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.110 H 245.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC5
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 197)
HSL	hsl(207, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 28.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.58, -4.25, -35.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.58, 35.70, 263.17°)
OKLab	oklab(62.33% -0.0451 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(62.33% 0.11 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3468, 24.4953, 56.3629)
Luminance	0.2450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC5 #C58149

analogous

#49C5BF #498DC5 #494FC5

triadic

#498DC5 #C5498D #8DC549

tetradic

#498DC5 #BF49C5 #C58149 #4FC549

square

#498DC5 #BF49C5 #C58149 #4FC549

split-complementary

#498DC5 #C5494F #C5BF49

monochromatic

#244D70 #326E9E #498DC5 #77AAD4 #A6C7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#498DC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC5

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC5	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748EC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6482C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.110 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed7',
    500: '#498dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc5;
$custom-light: #87aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.097,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62331,
    "c": 0.1096,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC5

secondary

#D0B29A

accent

#8D4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC5

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

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