#498EBB#498EBB

#498EBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.098 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 187)
HSL	hsl(204, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.43, -8.10, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.43, 31.08, 254.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.07% -0.0495 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(62.07% 0.098 239.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3869, 24.3483, 50.5767)
Luminance	0.2435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBB #BB7649

analogous

#49BBAF #498EBB #4955BB

triadic

#498EBB #BB498E #8EBB49

tetradic

#498EBB #AF49BB #BB7649 #55BB49

square

#498EBB #AF49BB #BB7649 #55BB49

split-complementary

#498EBB #BB4955 #BBAF49

monochromatic

#254B64 #366D91 #498EBB #76AACC #A2C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#498EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBB

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBB	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.098 239.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.684,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62072,
    "c": 0.09761,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBB

secondary

#C9AB97

accent

#8653D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBB

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

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