#498FB5#498FB5

#498FB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.091 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB5
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 181)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 21%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.48, -10.59, -26.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.48, 28.56, 248.22°)
OKLab	oklab(62.03% -0.0527 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(62.03% 0.091 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9074, 24.3956, 47.3141)
Luminance	0.2440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB5 #B56F49

analogous

#49B5A5 #498FB5 #4959B5

triadic

#498FB5 #B5498F #8FB549

tetradic

#498FB5 #A549B5 #B56F49 #59B549

square

#498FB5 #A549B5 #B56F49 #59B549

split-complementary

#498FB5 #B54959 #B5A549

monochromatic

#264A5E #376D89 #498FB5 #74AAC7 #A0C5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#498FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#498FB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB5

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB5	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E83B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.091 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcb',
    500: '#498fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb5;
$custom-light: #85afcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.111,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62027,
    "c": 0.09094,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB5

secondary

#C5A694

accent

#8155D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB5

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

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