#498EB3#498EB3

#498EB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.089 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB3
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 179)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.10, -10.67, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.10, 28.07, 247.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% -0.0523 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.089 234.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5542, 24.0152, 46.1913)
Luminance	0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB3 #B36E49

analogous

#49B3A3 #498EB3 #4959B3

triadic

#498EB3 #B3498E #8EB349

tetradic

#498EB3 #A349B3 #B36E49 #59B349

square

#498EB3 #A349B3 #B36E49 #59B349

split-complementary

#498EB3 #B34959 #B3A349

monochromatic

#26495C #376C88 #498EB3 #73A9C6 #9FC4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#498EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB3

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB3	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E82B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.089 234.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afca',
    500: '#498eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb3;
$custom-light: #85afca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.943,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61699,
    "c": 0.08942,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB3

secondary

#C4A593

accent

#8156D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB3

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

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