#498EC0#498EC0

#498EC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.103 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EC0
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 192)
HSL	hsl(205, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 26%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, -6.47, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 33.14, 258.74°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% -0.0478 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.103 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9315, 24.5661, 53.4449)
Luminance	0.2457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EC0 #C07B49

analogous

#49C0B6 #498EC0 #4953C0

triadic

#498EC0 #C0498E #8EC049

tetradic

#498EC0 #B649C0 #C07B49 #53C049

square

#498EC0 #B649C0 #C07B49 #53C049

split-complementary

#498EC0 #C04953 #C0B649

monochromatic

#254D6A #346E97 #498EC0 #76AAD0 #A4C6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#498EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#498EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EC0

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EC0	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.103 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aed3',
    500: '#498ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ec0;
$custom-light: #86aed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.21,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62313,
    "c": 0.10311,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EC0

secondary

#CCAE98

accent

#8950D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EC0

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

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