#498EFF#498EFF

#498EFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.182 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EFF
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 255)
HSL	hsl(217, 100%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(217, 71%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.87, 15.15, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.87, 64.35, 283.62°)
OKLab	oklab(65.88% -0.0323 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(65.88% 0.182 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.4641, 27.9792, 98.3833)
Luminance	0.2798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EFF #FFBA49

analogous

#49E9FF #498EFF #5F49FF

triadic

#498EFF #FF498E #8EFF49

tetradic

#498EFF #FF49E9 #FFBA49 #49FF5F

square

#498EFF #FF49E9 #FFBA49 #49FF5F

split-complementary

#498EFF #FF5F49 #E9FF49

monochromatic

#004ECE #0C68FF #498EFF #86B4FF #C3DAFF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#498EFF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#498EFF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EFF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EFF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EFF	1.00	3.18	6.60	6.60
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5599FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3088FD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9BA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.182 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91aeff',
    500: '#498eff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eff;
$custom-light: #91aeff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.253,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65876,
    "c": 0.18201,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EFF

secondary

#F1DAB2

accent

#8E00E6

background

#F9FAFF

surface

#F2F4FF

border

#CCCED7

text

#0E1018

muted

#7E7F86

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EFF

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

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