#498EB4#498EB4

#498EB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.090 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB4
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.14, -10.35, -26.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.14, 28.42, 248.64°)
OKLab	oklab(61.75% -0.0519 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(61.75% 0.09 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6558, 24.0558, 46.7259)
Luminance	0.2406 (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

#498EB4 #B46F49

analogous

#49B4A4 #498EB4 #4959B4

triadic

#498EB4 #B4498E #8EB449

tetradic

#498EB4 #A449B4 #B46F49 #59B449

square

#498EB4 #A449B4 #B46F49 #59B449

split-complementary

#498EB4 #B44959 #B4A449

monochromatic

#26495D #376C88 #498EB4 #74A9C7 #9FC4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#498EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#498EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB4

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB4	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D82B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.090 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afca',
    500: '#498eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb4;
$custom-light: #85afca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.308,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61745,
    "c": 0.0904,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB4

secondary

#C5A594

accent

#8256D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB4

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

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