#498FBD#498FBD

#498FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.099 H 239.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBD
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -8.02, -30.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 31.58, 255.29°)
OKLab	oklab(62.4% -0.0499 -0.0857)
OKLCH	oklch(62.4% 0.099 239.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7520, 24.7334, 51.7619)
Luminance	0.2474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBD #BD7749

analogous

#49BDB1 #498FBD #4955BD

triadic

#498FBD #BD498F #8FBD49

tetradic

#498FBD #B149BD #BD7749 #55BD49

square

#498FBD #B149BD #BD7749 #55BD49

split-complementary

#498FBD #BD4955 #BDB149

monochromatic

#254D66 #356E93 #498FBD #76ABCD #A3C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#498FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#498FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBD

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBD	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.099 239.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd1',
    500: '#498fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fbd;
$custom-light: #86afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.793,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62401,
    "c": 0.09917,
    "h": 239.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBD

secondary

#CAAC97

accent

#8651D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBD

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

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