#498FB1#498FB1

#498FB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.087 H 231.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB1
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 177)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.32, -11.86, -24.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.32, 27.21, 244.15°)
OKLab	oklab(61.85% -0.0541 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(61.85% 0.087 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5029, 24.2338, 45.1835)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB1 #B16B49

analogous

#49B19F #498FB1 #495BB1

triadic

#498FB1 #B1498F #8FB149

tetradic

#498FB1 #9F49B1 #B16B49 #5BB149

square

#498FB1 #9F49B1 #B16B49 #5BB149

split-complementary

#498FB1 #B1495B #B19F49

monochromatic

#25495A #376C86 #498FB1 #72AAC5 #9EC4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#498FB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB1

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB1	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.087 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc8',
    500: '#498fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb1;
$custom-light: #85afc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.615,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61846,
    "c": 0.08717,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB1

secondary

#C3A292

accent

#7F56D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB1

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

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