#498FB7#498FB7

#498FB7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.093 H 236.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB7
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 183)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.56, -9.96, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.56, 29.27, 250.12°)
OKLab	oklab(62.12% -0.052 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(62.12% 0.093 236)
XYZ	xyz(21.1141, 24.4783, 48.4026)
Luminance	0.2448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB7 #B77149

analogous

#49B7A8 #498FB7 #4958B7

triadic

#498FB7 #B7498F #8FB749

tetradic

#498FB7 #A849B7 #B77149 #58B749

square

#498FB7 #A849B7 #B77149 #58B749

split-complementary

#498FB7 #B74958 #B7A849

monochromatic

#264B60 #376D8C #498FB7 #75AAC8 #A1C5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#498FB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB7

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB7	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D83B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.093 236.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcc',
    500: '#498fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb7;
$custom-light: #85afcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.818,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62119,
    "c": 0.09292,
    "h": 236
  },
  "luminance": 0.2448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB7

secondary

#C6A795

accent

#8355D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB7

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

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