#498EBE#498EBE

#498EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.101 H 241.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.56, -7.13, -31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.56, 32.30, 257.26°)
OKLab	oklab(62.22% -0.0485 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(62.22% 0.101 241.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7114, 24.4781, 52.2858)
Luminance	0.2448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBE #BE7949

analogous

#49BEB3 #498EBE #4954BE

triadic

#498EBE #BE498E #8EBE49

tetradic

#498EBE #B349BE #BE7949 #54BE49

square

#498EBE #B349BE #BE7949 #54BE49

split-complementary

#498EBE #BE4954 #BEB349

monochromatic

#254C68 #356D95 #498EBE #76AACE #A3C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#498EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBE

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBE	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.101 241.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.615,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62216,
    "c": 0.10087,
    "h": 241.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBE

secondary

#CBAD98

accent

#8851D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBE

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

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