#498EB9#498EB9

#498EB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.095 H 238.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EB9
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 185)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, -8.75, -29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 30.29, 253.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0502 -0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.095 238.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1743, 24.2632, 49.4569)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EB9 #B97449

analogous

#49B9AC #498EB9 #4956B9

triadic

#498EB9 #B9498E #8EB949

tetradic

#498EB9 #AC49B9 #B97449 #56B949

square

#498EB9 #AC49B9 #B97449 #56B949

split-complementary

#498EB9 #B94956 #B9AC49

monochromatic

#264B62 #376D8E #498EB9 #75A9CA #A1C5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#498EB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EB9

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EB9	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B82B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.095 238.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afce',
    500: '#498eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eb9;
$custom-light: #86afce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.036,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61977,
    "c": 0.09549,
    "h": 238.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EB9

secondary

#C8A996

accent

#8554D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EB9

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

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