#498ECB#498ECB

#498ECB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.116 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ECB
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 203)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, -2.82, -37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 38.06, 265.75°)
OKLab	oklab(62.87% -0.0444 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(62.87% 0.116 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1961, 25.0720, 60.1053)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498ECB #CB8649

analogous

#49CBC7 #498ECB #494DCB

triadic

#498ECB #CB498E #8ECB49

tetradic

#498ECB #C749CB #CB8649 #4DCB49

square

#498ECB #C749CB #CB8649 #4DCB49

split-complementary

#498ECB #CB494D #CBC749

monochromatic

#224F77 #306FA7 #498ECB #79ACD9 #A8C9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#498ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#498ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ECB

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ECB	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7390CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.116 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aedb',
    500: '#498ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ecb;
$custom-light: #88aedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.154,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62867,
    "c": 0.11595,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ECB

secondary

#D4B69C

accent

#8F49DF

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ECB

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

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