#498EC7#498EC7

#498EC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.111 H 245.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EC7
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 199)
HSL	hsl(207, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.96, -4.16, -35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.96, 36.22, 263.41°)
OKLab	oklab(62.66% -0.0456 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(62.66% 0.111 245.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.7256, 24.8838, 57.6272)
Luminance	0.2489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EC7 #C78249

analogous

#49C7C1 #498EC7 #494FC7

triadic

#498EC7 #C7498E #8EC749

tetradic

#498EC7 #C149C7 #C78249 #4FC749

square

#498EC7 #C149C7 #C78249 #4FC749

split-complementary

#498EC7 #C7494F #C7C149

monochromatic

#234F72 #326FA1 #498EC7 #78ABD5 #A7C8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#498EC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#498EC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EC7

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EC7	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7590CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6483C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ec7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.111 245.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aed8',
    500: '#498ec7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ec7;
$custom-light: #87aed8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ec7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.143,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62662,
    "c": 0.11118,
    "h": 245.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EC7

secondary

#D1B39B

accent

#8D4BDC

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EC7

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

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