#498EB8#498EB8

#498EB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.094 H 237.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB8
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 184)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(203, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.31, -9.07, -28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.31, 29.90, 252.34°)
OKLab	oklab(61.93% -0.0505 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(61.93% 0.094 237.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0691, 24.2212, 48.9029)
Luminance	0.2422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB8 #B87349

analogous

#49B8AB #498EB8 #4956B8

triadic

#498EB8 #B8498E #8EB849

tetradic

#498EB8 #AB49B8 #B87349 #56B849

square

#498EB8 #AB49B8 #B87349 #56B849

split-complementary

#498EB8 #B84956 #B8AB49

monochromatic

#264A61 #376C8D #498EB8 #75A9C9 #A1C5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#498EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB8

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB8	1.00	3.59	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.59	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)

#7B8DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B82B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.094 237.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcd',
    500: '#498eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb8;
$custom-light: #85afcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.703,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6193,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 237.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB8

secondary

#C7A896

accent

#8454D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB8

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

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