#498FB8#498FB8

#498FB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.094 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB8
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 184)
HSL	hsl(202, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.60, -9.64, -28.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.60, 29.64, 251.03°)
OKLab	oklab(62.17% -0.0516 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(62.17% 0.094 236.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2186, 24.5201, 48.9527)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB8 #B87249

analogous

#49B8A9 #498FB8 #4957B8

triadic

#498FB8 #B8498F #8FB849

tetradic

#498FB8 #A949B8 #B87249 #57B849

square

#498FB8 #A949B8 #B87249 #57B849

split-complementary

#498FB8 #B84957 #B8A949

monochromatic

#264B61 #376D8D #498FB8 #75AAC9 #A1C5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#498FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#498FB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB8

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB8	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)

#7C8EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D83B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.094 236.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afcd',
    500: '#498fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb8;
$custom-light: #85afcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.162,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62165,
    "c": 0.09393,
    "h": 236.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB8

secondary

#C7A896

accent

#8354D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB8

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

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