#498EBA#498EBA

#498EBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.097 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBA
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(203, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.39, -8.43, -29.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.39, 30.68, 254.06°)
OKLab	oklab(62.02% -0.0498 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(62.02% 0.097 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.2802, 24.3056, 50.0148)
Luminance	0.2431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBA #BA7549

analogous

#49BAAD #498EBA #4955BA

triadic

#498EBA #BA498E #8EBA49

tetradic

#498EBA #AD49BA #BA7549 #55BA49

square

#498EBA #AD49BA #BA7549 #55BA49

split-complementary

#498EBA #BA4955 #BAAD49

monochromatic

#264B63 #366D8F #498EBA #75AACB #A2C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#498EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBA

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBA	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.097 238.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afcf',
    500: '#498eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eba;
$custom-light: #86afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.363,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62024,
    "c": 0.09654,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBA

secondary

#C8AA96

accent

#8653D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBA

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

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