#498EC5#498EC5

#498EC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.109 H 244.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EC5
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 197)
HSL	hsl(207, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 27.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.87, -4.82, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.87, 35.32, 262.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.56% -0.0462 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(62.56% 0.109 244.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4949, 24.7915, 56.4122)
Luminance	0.2479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EC5 #C58049

analogous

#49C5BE #498EC5 #4950C5

triadic

#498EC5 #C5498E #8EC549

tetradic

#498EC5 #BE49C5 #C58049 #50C549

square

#498EC5 #BE49C5 #C58049 #50C549

split-complementary

#498EC5 #C54950 #C5BE49

monochromatic

#244E70 #326E9E #498EC5 #77ABD4 #A6C8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#498EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#498EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EC5

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EC5	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6583C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.109 244.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed7',
    500: '#498ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ec5;
$custom-light: #87aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.613,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62561,
    "c": 0.10884,
    "h": 244.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EC5

secondary

#D0B29A

accent

#8C4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EC5

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

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