#498FBE#498FBE

#498FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.100 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBE
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 190)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.86, -7.69, -31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.86, 31.99, 256.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% -0.0495 -0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.1 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8609, 24.7770, 52.3356)
Luminance	0.2478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBE #BE7849

analogous

#49BEB3 #498FBE #4955BE

triadic

#498FBE #BE498F #8FBE49

tetradic

#498FBE #B349BE #BE7849 #55BE49

square

#498FBE #B349BE #BE7849 #55BE49

split-complementary

#498FBE #BE4955 #BEB349

monochromatic

#254D68 #356E95 #498FBE #76ABCE #A3C7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#498FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#498FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBE	1.00	3.53	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.100 240.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.103,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62449,
    "c": 0.10025,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBE

secondary

#CBAC98

accent

#8751D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBE

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

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