#498DE7#498DE7
#498DE7 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.152 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498DE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 39%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, 7.35, -51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 52.39, 278.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.19% -0.0361 -0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.19% 0.152 256.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6911, 26.2330, 79.2426) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.11
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.92
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.98
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.31
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.82
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498DE7 #E7A349
analogous
#49DCE7 #498DE7 #5449E7
triadic
#498DE7 #E7498D #8DE749
tetradic
#498DE7 #E749DC #E7A349 #49E754
square
#498DE7 #E749DC #E7A349 #49E754
split-complementary
#498DE7 #E75449 #DCE749
monochromatic
#1551A0 #1C6CD7 #498DE7 #7FAFEE #B5D1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#498DE7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#498DE7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498DE7
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498DE7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498DE7 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6494EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C85E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498de7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.152 256.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cadef',
500: '#498de7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498de7; $custom-light: #8cadef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498de7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 141,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.177,
"s": 76.699,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64194,
"c": 0.15213,
"h": 256.3
},
"luminance": 0.26236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498DE7
secondary
#E5CAA7
accent
#A135F3
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84