#498ECC#498ECC

#498ECC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.117 H 247.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ECC
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 204)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.19, -2.49, -38.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.19, 38.52, 266.30°)
OKLab	oklab(62.92% -0.0441 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(62.92% 0.117 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3157, 25.1198, 60.7349)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498ECC #CC8749

analogous

#49CCC9 #498ECC #494DCC

triadic

#498ECC #CC498E #8ECC49

tetradic

#498ECC #C949CC #CC8749 #4DCC49

square

#498ECC #C949CC #CC8749 #4DCC49

split-complementary

#498ECC #CC494D #CCC949

monochromatic

#225079 #2F6FA9 #498ECC #79ACD9 #A9C9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#498ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#498ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ECC

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ECC	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7390CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6184CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009DA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.117 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aedc',
    500: '#498ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ecc;
$custom-light: #88aedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.397,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62919,
    "c": 0.11716,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ECC

secondary

#D4B79D

accent

#9048E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ECC

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

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