#498FBB#498FBB

#498FBB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.097 H 238.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBB
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 187)
HSL	hsl(203, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 23.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.73, -8.67, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.73, 30.79, 253.65°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% -0.0506 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.097 238.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5364, 24.6472, 50.6265)
Luminance	0.2465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBB #BB7549

analogous

#49BBAE #498FBB #4956BB

triadic

#498FBB #BB498F #8FBB49

tetradic

#498FBB #AE49BB #BB7549 #56BB49

square

#498FBB #AE49BB #BB7549 #56BB49

split-complementary

#498FBB #BB4956 #BBAE49

monochromatic

#254C64 #366E91 #498FBB #76AACC #A2C6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#498FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#498FBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBB

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBB	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B83BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.097 238.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.158,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62306,
    "c": 0.09704,
    "h": 238.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBB

secondary

#C9AA97

accent

#8553D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBB

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

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