#498EB5#498EB5

#498EB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.091 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB5
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 181)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 21.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.18, -10.03, -26.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.18, 28.78, 249.60°)
OKLab	oklab(61.79% -0.0516 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(61.79% 0.091 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7580, 24.0967, 47.2643)
Luminance	0.2410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB5 #B57049

analogous

#49B5A6 #498EB5 #4958B5

triadic

#498EB5 #B5498E #8EB549

tetradic

#498EB5 #A649B5 #B57049 #58B549

square

#498EB5 #A649B5 #B57049 #58B549

split-complementary

#498EB5 #B54958 #B5A649

monochromatic

#264A5E #376C89 #498EB5 #74A9C7 #A0C4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#498EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#498EB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB5

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB5	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D82B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.091 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcb',
    500: '#498eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb5;
$custom-light: #85afcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.667,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61791,
    "c": 0.09138,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB5

secondary

#C5A694

accent

#8355D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB5

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

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