#498EC8#498EC8
#498EC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.112 H 246.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498EC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 142, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 29%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -3.82, -36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 36.67, 264.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% -0.0453 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.112 246.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8421, 24.9303, 58.2406) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.46
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.72
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.06
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.30
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.52
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498EC8 #C88349
analogous
#49C8C2 #498EC8 #494EC8
triadic
#498EC8 #C8498E #8EC849
tetradic
#498EC8 #C249C8 #C88349 #4EC849
square
#498EC8 #C249C8 #C88349 #4EC849
split-complementary
#498EC8 #C8494E #C8C249
monochromatic
#234F74 #316FA3 #498EC8 #78ABD6 #A7C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#498EC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#498EC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498EC8
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498EC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498EC8 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7590CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6383C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498ec8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.112 246.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88aed9',
500: '#498ec8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498ec8; $custom-light: #88aed9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498ec8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 142,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.402,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62713,
"c": 0.11236,
"h": 246.2
},
"luminance": 0.24933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498EC8
secondary
#D2B49B
accent
#8E4BDD
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83