#498DCB#498DCB

#498DCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.117 H 248.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DCB
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 203)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 30.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.86, -2.24, -38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.86, 38.47, 266.66°)
OKLab	oklab(62.64% -0.0433 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(62.64% 0.117 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.0480, 24.7757, 60.0559)
Luminance	0.2478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DCB #CB8749

analogous

#49CBC8 #498DCB #494CCB

triadic

#498DCB #CB498D #8DCB49

tetradic

#498DCB #C849CB #CB8749 #4CCB49

square

#498DCB #C849CB #CB8749 #4CCB49

split-complementary

#498DCB #CB494C #CBC849

monochromatic

#224F77 #306EA7 #498DCB #79ABD9 #A8C9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#498DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#498DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DCB

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DCB	1.00	3.53	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6083CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.117 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aedb',
    500: '#498dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dcb;
$custom-light: #88aedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.615,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62639,
    "c": 0.11679,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DCB

secondary

#D4B79C

accent

#9049DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DCB

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

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