#498FB3#498FB3

#498FB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.089 H 233.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB3
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 179)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 20.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.40, -11.23, -25.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.40, 27.87, 246.23°)
OKLab	oklab(61.94% -0.0534 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(61.94% 0.089 233.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7037, 24.3141, 46.2411)
Luminance	0.2432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB3 #B36D49

analogous

#49B3A2 #498FB3 #495AB3

triadic

#498FB3 #B3498F #8FB349

tetradic

#498FB3 #A249B3 #B36D49 #5AB349

square

#498FB3 #A249B3 #B36D49 #5AB349

split-complementary

#498FB3 #B3495A #B3A249

monochromatic

#264A5C #376C88 #498FB3 #73AAC6 #9FC4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#498FB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB3

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB3	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	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)

#7E8DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F82B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.089 233.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afc9',
    500: '#498fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb3;
$custom-light: #85afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.377,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61936,
    "c": 0.08902,
    "h": 233.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB3

secondary

#C4A493

accent

#8056D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB3

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

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