#498DC6#498DC6

#498DC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.111 H 246.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC6
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 198)
HSL	hsl(207, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.63, -3.91, -35.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.63, 36.15, 263.79°)
OKLab	oklab(62.38% -0.0448 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(62.38% 0.111 246.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4618, 24.5412, 56.9683)
Luminance	0.2454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC6 #C68249

analogous

#49C6C0 #498DC6 #494EC6

triadic

#498DC6 #C6498D #8DC649

tetradic

#498DC6 #C049C6 #C68249 #4EC649

square

#498DC6 #C049C6 #C68249 #4EC649

split-complementary

#498DC6 #C6494E #C6C049

monochromatic

#234E71 #326EA0 #498DC6 #78AAD5 #A6C7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#498DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#498DC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC6

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC6	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6382C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.111 246.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed7',
    500: '#498dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc6;
$custom-light: #87aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.36,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62382,
    "c": 0.11079,
    "h": 246.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC6

secondary

#D0B39A

accent

#8E4CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC6

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

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