#498FB4#498FB4

#498FB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.090 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB4
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 180)
HSL	hsl(201, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.44, -10.91, -26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.44, 28.21, 247.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.053 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.09 233.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8052, 24.3547, 46.7757)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB4 #B46E49

analogous

#49B4A4 #498FB4 #495AB4

triadic

#498FB4 #B4498F #8FB449

tetradic

#498FB4 #A449B4 #B46E49 #5AB449

square

#498FB4 #A449B4 #B46E49 #5AB449

split-complementary

#498FB4 #B4495A #B4A449

monochromatic

#264A5D #376C88 #498FB4 #74AAC7 #9FC4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#498FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#498FB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB4

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB4	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E82B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.090 233.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afca',
    500: '#498fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb4;
$custom-light: #85afca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.748,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61981,
    "c": 0.08998,
    "h": 233.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB4

secondary

#C5A594

accent

#8156D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB4

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

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