#498EC4#498EC4

#498EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.108 H 244.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EC4
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 196)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.83, -5.15, -34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.83, 34.88, 261.50°)
OKLab	oklab(62.51% -0.0465 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(62.51% 0.108 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3807, 24.7458, 55.8108)
Luminance	0.2475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EC4 #C47F49

analogous

#49C4BC #498EC4 #4951C4

triadic

#498EC4 #C4498E #8EC449

tetradic

#498EC4 #BC49C4 #C47F49 #51C449

square

#498EC4 #BC49C4 #C47F49 #51C449

split-complementary

#498EC4 #C44951 #C4BC49

monochromatic

#244E6F #336E9D #498EC4 #77ABD3 #A5C7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#498EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#498EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EC4

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EC4	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6583C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.108 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed6',
    500: '#498ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ec4;
$custom-light: #87aed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.341,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62511,
    "c": 0.10768,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EC4

secondary

#CFB19A

accent

#8B4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EC4

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

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