#498EBC#498EBC

#498EBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.099 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 188)
HSL	hsl(204, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.48, -7.78, -30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.48, 31.48, 255.70°)
OKLab	oklab(62.12% -0.0491 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(62.12% 0.099 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4943, 24.3912, 51.1424)
Luminance	0.2439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBC #BC7749

analogous

#49BCB0 #498EBC #4954BC

triadic

#498EBC #BC498E #8EBC49

tetradic

#498EBC #B049BC #BC7749 #54BC49

square

#498EBC #B049BC #BC7749 #54BC49

split-complementary

#498EBC #BC4954 #BCB049

monochromatic

#254C65 #366D92 #498EBC #76AACC #A2C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#498EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBC

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBC	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.099 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd0',
    500: '#498ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ebc;
$custom-light: #86afd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6212,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBC

secondary

#CAAB97

accent

#8752D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBC

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

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