#498DCA#498DCA

#498DCA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.116 H 247.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DCA
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 202)
HSL	hsl(208, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -2.58, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 38.00, 266.11°)
OKLab	oklab(62.59% -0.0436 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(62.59% 0.116 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9292, 24.7282, 59.4303)
Luminance	0.2473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DCA #CA8649

analogous

#49CAC7 #498DCA #494DCA

triadic

#498DCA #CA498D #8DCA49

tetradic

#498DCA #C749CA #CA8649 #4DCA49

square

#498DCA #C749CA #CA8649 #4DCA49

split-complementary

#498DCA #CA494D #CAC749

monochromatic

#224F76 #306EA6 #498DCA #78ABD8 #A8C8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#498DCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#498DCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DCA

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DCA	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.116 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aeda',
    500: '#498dca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dca;
$custom-light: #88aeda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.372,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62588,
    "c": 0.11558,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DCA

secondary

#D3B69C

accent

#904ADE

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DCA

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

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