#498DC9#498DC9

#498DC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.114 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DC9
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 201)
HSL	hsl(208, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 29.9%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.76, -2.91, -37.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.76, 37.54, 265.55°)
OKLab	oklab(62.54% -0.0439 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(62.54% 0.114 247.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8112, 24.6810, 58.8088)
Luminance	0.2468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DC9 #C98549

analogous

#49C9C5 #498DC9 #494DC9

triadic

#498DC9 #C9498D #8DC949

tetradic

#498DC9 #C549C9 #C98549 #4DC949

square

#498DC9 #C549C9 #C98549 #4DC949

split-complementary

#498DC9 #C9494D #C9C549

monochromatic

#234E75 #316EA4 #498DC9 #78ABD7 #A7C8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#498DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#498DC9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DC9

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DC9	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738FCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.114 247.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aed9',
    500: '#498dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dc9;
$custom-light: #88aed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.125,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62536,
    "c": 0.11437,
    "h": 247.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DC9

secondary

#D2B59C

accent

#8F4ADE

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DC9

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

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