#498EDE#498EDE
#498EDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.140 H 253.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 142, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, 3.64, -47.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 47.30, 274.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.89% -0.0392 -0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.89% 0.14 253.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6006, 26.0338, 72.7689) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.55
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.94
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.64
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.88
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.25
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498EDE #DE9949
analogous
#49D8DE #498EDE #4F49DE
triadic
#498EDE #DE498E #8EDE49
tetradic
#498EDE #DE49D8 #DE9949 #49DE4F
square
#498EDE #DE49D8 #DE9949 #49DE4F
split-complementary
#498EDE #DE4F49 #D8DE49
monochromatic
#1A5292 #246FC6 #498EDE #7DAEE7 #B1CEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#498EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#498EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498EDE
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498EDE | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A93E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5585DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.140 253.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8baee8',
500: '#498ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498ede; $custom-light: #8baee8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 142,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.215,
"s": 69.302,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63894,
"c": 0.13958,
"h": 253.7
},
"luminance": 0.26036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498EDE
secondary
#DFC4A4
accent
#9A3CEC
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84