#498DE2#498DE2
#498DE2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.146 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498DE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 37.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.99, 5.62, -49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.99, 49.82, 276.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% -0.0372 -0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.146 255.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9950, 25.9545, 75.5765) |
| Luminance | 0.2596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.74
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.98
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.34
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.65
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.92
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498DE2 #E29E49
analogous
#49DAE2 #498DE2 #5149E2
triadic
#498DE2 #E2498D #8DE249
tetradic
#498DE2 #E249DA #E29E49 #49E251
square
#498DE2 #E249DA #E29E49 #49E251
split-complementary
#498DE2 #E25149 #DAE249
monochromatic
#185198 #216DCD #498DE2 #7EAEEA #B3CFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#498DE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#498DE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498DE2
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498DE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498DE2 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6793E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5085E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498de2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.146 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cadeb',
500: '#498de2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498de2; $custom-light: #8cadeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498de2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 141,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.333,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63903,
"c": 0.1457,
"h": 255.2
},
"luminance": 0.25957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498DE2
secondary
#E2C7A5
accent
#9E39EF
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84