#498DD0#498DD0
#498DD0 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.123 H 250.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498DD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 59%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 65%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.09, -0.55, -40.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.09, 40.85, 269.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% -0.0419 -0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.123 250.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6535, 25.0179, 63.2447) |
| Luminance | 0.2502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.10
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.95
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.07
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.52
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.55
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498DD0 #D08C49
analogous
#49D0D0 #498DD0 #4949D0
triadic
#498DD0 #D0498D #8DD049
tetradic
#498DD0 #D049D0 #D08C49 #49D049
square
#498DD0 #D049D0 #D08C49 #49D049
split-complementary
#498DD0 #D04949 #D0D049
monochromatic
#21507E #2D6EAF #498DD0 #7AABDD #AACAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#498DD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#498DD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498DD0
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498DD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498DD0 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7090D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D83CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498dd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.123 250.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89aede',
500: '#498dd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498dd0; $custom-light: #89aede; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498dd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 141,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.778,
"s": 58.952,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62903,
"c": 0.12292,
"h": 250.1
},
"luminance": 0.2502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498DD0
secondary
#D7BA9E
accent
#9346E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83