#498FBA#498FBA

#498FBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.096 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBA
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 186)
HSL	hsl(203, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -8.99, -29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 30.40, 252.80°)
OKLab	oklab(62.26% -0.0509 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(62.26% 0.096 238)
XYZ	xyz(21.4297, 24.6045, 50.0647)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBA #BA7449

analogous

#49BAAC #498FBA #4956BA

triadic

#498FBA #BA498F #8FBA49

tetradic

#498FBA #AC49BA #BA7449 #56BA49

square

#498FBA #AC49BA #BA7449 #56BA49

split-complementary

#498FBA #BA4956 #BAAC49

monochromatic

#264C63 #366E8F #498FBA #75AACB #A2C6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#498FBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#498FBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBA

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBA	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C83B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.096 238.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afcf',
    500: '#498fba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fba;
$custom-light: #86afcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.832,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62259,
    "c": 0.09599,
    "h": 238
  },
  "luminance": 0.24607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBA

secondary

#C8A996

accent

#8453D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBA

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

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