#498EBD#498EBD

#498EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.100 H 240.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.52, -7.45, -31.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.52, 31.89, 256.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.17% -0.0488 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(62.17% 0.1 240.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6025, 24.4345, 51.7121)
Luminance	0.2444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBD #BD7849

analogous

#49BDB2 #498EBD #4954BD

triadic

#498EBD #BD498E #8EBD49

tetradic

#498EBD #B249BD #BD7849 #54BD49

square

#498EBD #B249BD #BD7849 #54BD49

split-complementary

#498EBD #BD4954 #BDB249

monochromatic

#254C66 #356D93 #498EBD #76AACD #A3C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#498EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBD	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.100 240.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd1',
    500: '#498ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ebd;
$custom-light: #86afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.31,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62168,
    "c": 0.09978,
    "h": 240.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBD

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8751D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBD

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

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