#498EB7#498EB7

#498EB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.093 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 183)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, -9.39, -27.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 29.52, 251.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.88% -0.0509 -0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(61.88% 0.093 237)
XYZ	xyz(20.9647, 24.1794, 48.3528)
Luminance	0.2418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB7 #B77249

analogous

#49B7A9 #498EB7 #4957B7

triadic

#498EB7 #B7498E #8EB749

tetradic

#498EB7 #A949B7 #B77249 #57B749

square

#498EB7 #A949B7 #B77249 #57B749

split-complementary

#498EB7 #B74957 #B7A949

monochromatic

#264A60 #376C8C #498EB7 #75A9C8 #A1C4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#498EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#498EB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB7

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB7	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C82B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.093 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcc',
    500: '#498eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb7;
$custom-light: #85afcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.364,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61883,
    "c": 0.09341,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.24181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB7

secondary

#C6A895

accent

#8455D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB7

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

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