#498FB0#498FB0

#498FB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.086 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB0
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.28, -12.18, -23.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.28, 26.89, 243.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% -0.0545 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.086 230.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4036, 24.1941, 44.6605)
Luminance	0.2420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB0 #B06A49

analogous

#49B09E #498FB0 #495CB0

triadic

#498FB0 #B0498F #8FB049

tetradic

#498FB0 #9E49B0 #B06A49 #5CB049

square

#498FB0 #9E49B0 #B06A49 #5CB049

split-complementary

#498FB0 #B0495C #B09E49

monochromatic

#254959 #376C85 #498FB0 #72AAC4 #9DC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#498FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#498FB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB0

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB0	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.086 230.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc7',
    500: '#498fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb0;
$custom-light: #85afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.223,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61801,
    "c": 0.08626,
    "h": 230.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB0

secondary

#C3A292

accent

#7E57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB0

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

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