#498FB9#498FB9

#498FB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.095 H 237.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FB9
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 185)
HSL	hsl(203, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, -9.31, -28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 30.02, 251.93°)
OKLab	oklab(62.21% -0.0513 -0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(62.21% 0.095 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3238, 24.5621, 49.5067)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FB9 #B97349

analogous

#49B9AB #498FB9 #4957B9

triadic

#498FB9 #B9498F #8FB949

tetradic

#498FB9 #AB49B9 #B97349 #57B949

square

#498FB9 #AB49B9 #B97349 #57B949

split-complementary

#498FB9 #B94957 #B9AB49

monochromatic

#264B62 #376D8E #498FB9 #75AACA #A1C5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#498FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#498FB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FB9

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FB9	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C83B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.095 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afce',
    500: '#498fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fb9;
$custom-light: #86afce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.5,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62212,
    "c": 0.09495,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FB9

secondary

#C8A996

accent

#8454D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FB9

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

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