#498DCC#498DCC

#498DCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.118 H 248.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DCC
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 30.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.90, -1.90, -38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.90, 38.94, 267.20°)
OKLab	oklab(62.69% -0.043 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(62.69% 0.118 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.1676, 24.8236, 60.6855)
Luminance	0.2483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DCC #CC8849

analogous

#49CCCA #498DCC #494CCC

triadic

#498DCC #CC498D #8DCC49

tetradic

#498DCC #CA49CC #CC8849 #4CCC49

square

#498DCC #CA49CC #CC8849 #4CCC49

split-complementary

#498DCC #CC494C #CCCA49

monochromatic

#224F79 #2F6EA9 #498DCC #79ABD9 #A9C9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#498DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#498DCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DCC

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DCC	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7290CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6083CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.118 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aedc',
    500: '#498dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dcc;
$custom-light: #88aedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.855,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62692,
    "c": 0.11801,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DCC

secondary

#D4B79D

accent

#9148E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DCC

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

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