#498DDE#498DDE

#498DDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.141 H 254.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#498DDE
RGBrgb(73, 141, 222)
HSLhsl(213, 69%, 58%)
HSVhsv(213, 67%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(67.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(57.79, 4.23, -47.60)
CIE-LCHlch(57.79, 47.79, 275.08°)
OKLaboklab(63.67% -0.0382 -0.1353)
OKLCHoklch(63.67% 0.141 254.2)
XYZxyz(25.4525, 25.7375, 72.7195)
Luminance0.2574 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#498DDE #DE9A49
analogous
#49D8DE #498DDE #4F49DE
triadic
#498DDE #DE498D #8DDE49
tetradic
#498DDE #DE49D8 #DE9A49 #49DE4F
square
#498DDE #DE49D8 #DE9A49 #49DE4F
split-complementary
#498DDE #DE4F49 #D8DE49
monochromatic
#1A5192 #246EC6 #498DDE #7DADE7 #B1CEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42
#498DDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15
#498DDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DDE
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##498DDE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##498DDE1.003.426.156.15
#FFFFFF3.421.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1521.001.001.00
##0000006.1521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6992E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5384DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #498dde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.141 254.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bade8',
    500: '#498dde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #498dde;
$custom-light: #8bade8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#498dde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.617,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63674,
    "c": 0.14058,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#498DDE
secondary
#DFC4A4
accent
#9C3CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DDE

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#498DDE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva