#498EB0#498EB0

#498EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.087 H 231.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, -11.62, -24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 27.06, 244.57°)
OKLab	oklab(61.56% -0.0534 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(61.56% 0.087 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2541, 23.8952, 44.6107)
Luminance	0.2390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB0 #B06B49

analogous

#49B09F #498EB0 #495BB0

triadic

#498EB0 #B0498E #8EB049

tetradic

#498EB0 #9F49B0 #B06B49 #5BB049

square

#498EB0 #9F49B0 #B06B49 #5BB049

split-complementary

#498EB0 #B0495B #B09F49

monochromatic

#254859 #376B85 #498EB0 #72A9C4 #9DC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#498EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#498EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB0

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB0	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.087 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#498eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb0;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.806,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61564,
    "c": 0.08659,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB0

secondary

#C3A292

accent

#7F57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB0

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

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