#498FBC#498FBC

#498FBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.098 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 188)
HSL	hsl(203, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.77, -8.34, -30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.77, 31.18, 254.48°)
OKLab	oklab(62.35% -0.0502 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(62.35% 0.098 239.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6438, 24.6901, 51.1923)
Luminance	0.2469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBC #BC7649

analogous

#49BCAF #498FBC #4955BC

triadic

#498FBC #BC498F #8FBC49

tetradic

#498FBC #AF49BC #BC7649 #55BC49

square

#498FBC #AF49BC #BC7649 #55BC49

split-complementary

#498FBC #BC4955 #BCAF49

monochromatic

#254C65 #366E92 #498FBC #76ABCC #A2C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#498FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#498FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBC

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBC	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B83BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.098 239.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd0',
    500: '#498fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fbc;
$custom-light: #86afd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.478,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62353,
    "c": 0.0981,
    "h": 239.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBC

secondary

#CAAB97

accent

#8652D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBC

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

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