#498EC6#498EC6

#498EC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.110 H 245.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EC6
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 198)
HSL	hsl(207, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.92, -4.49, -35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.92, 35.77, 262.79°)
OKLab	oklab(62.61% -0.0459 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(62.61% 0.11 245.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6099, 24.8375, 57.0177)
Luminance	0.2484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EC6 #C68149

analogous

#49C6BF #498EC6 #494FC6

triadic

#498EC6 #C6498E #8EC649

tetradic

#498EC6 #BF49C6 #C68149 #4FC649

square

#498EC6 #BF49C6 #C68149 #4FC649

split-complementary

#498EC6 #C6494F #C6BF49

monochromatic

#234E71 #326FA0 #498EC6 #78ABD5 #A6C8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#498EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#498EC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EC6

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EC6	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6483C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.110 245.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed7',
    500: '#498ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ec6;
$custom-light: #87aed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.88,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62612,
    "c": 0.11001,
    "h": 245.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EC6

secondary

#D0B39A

accent

#8C4CDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EC6

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

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