#498DC7#498DC7

#498DC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.112 H 246.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC7
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 199)
HSL	hsl(208, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.67, -3.58, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.67, 36.61, 264.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.43% -0.0445 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(62.43% 0.112 246.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5775, 24.5875, 57.5778)
Luminance	0.2459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC7 #C78349

analogous

#49C7C2 #498DC7 #494EC7

triadic

#498DC7 #C7498D #8DC749

tetradic

#498DC7 #C249C7 #C78349 #4EC749

square

#498DC7 #C249C7 #C78349 #4EC749

split-complementary

#498DC7 #C7494E #C7C249

monochromatic

#234E72 #326EA1 #498DC7 #78AAD5 #A7C8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#498DC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#498DC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC7

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC7	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748FCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6382C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.112 246.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed8',
    500: '#498dc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc7;
$custom-light: #87aed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.619,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62433,
    "c": 0.11197,
    "h": 246.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC7

secondary

#D1B49B

accent

#8E4BDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC7

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

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