#498EBF#498EBF

#498EBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.102 H 241.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 191)
HSL	hsl(205, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.61, -6.80, -32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.61, 32.72, 258.01°)
OKLab	oklab(62.27% -0.0481 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(62.27% 0.102 241.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8211, 24.5219, 52.8634)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EBF #BF7A49

analogous

#49BFB5 #498EBF #4953BF

triadic

#498EBF #BF498E #8EBF49

tetradic

#498EBF #B549BF #BF7A49 #53BF49

square

#498EBF #B549BF #BF7A49 #53BF49

split-complementary

#498EBF #BF4953 #BFB549

monochromatic

#254D69 #356E96 #498EBF #76AACF #A4C6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#498EBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EBF

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EBF	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)

#788EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.102 241.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed2',
    500: '#498ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ebf;
$custom-light: #86aed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.915,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62265,
    "c": 0.10199,
    "h": 241.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EBF

secondary

#CCAE98

accent

#8850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EBF

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

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