#498FB2#498FB2

#498FB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.088 H 232.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB2
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 178)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 19.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.36, -11.55, -24.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.36, 27.53, 245.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% -0.0538 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.088 232.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6029, 24.2738, 45.7104)
Luminance	0.2428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB2 #B26C49

analogous

#49B2A1 #498FB2 #495BB2

triadic

#498FB2 #B2498F #8FB249

tetradic

#498FB2 #A149B2 #B26C49 #5BB249

square

#498FB2 #A149B2 #B26C49 #5BB249

split-complementary

#498FB2 #B2495B #B2A149

monochromatic

#25495B #376C87 #498FB2 #73AAC5 #9EC4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#498FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#498FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB2

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB2	1.00	3.59	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F82B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.088 232.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc9',
    500: '#498fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb2;
$custom-light: #85afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61891,
    "c": 0.08809,
    "h": 232.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB2

secondary

#C4A393

accent

#7F56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB2

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

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