#498FBF#498FBF

#498FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.101 H 240.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 191)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.90, -7.37, -31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.90, 32.40, 256.86°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% -0.0492 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.101 240.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9705, 24.8208, 52.9132)
Luminance	0.2482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FBF #BF7949

analogous

#49BFB4 #498FBF #4954BF

triadic

#498FBF #BF498F #8FBF49

tetradic

#498FBF #B449BF #BF7949 #54BF49

square

#498FBF #B449BF #BF7949 #54BF49

split-complementary

#498FBF #BF4954 #BFB449

monochromatic

#254D69 #356E96 #498FBF #76ABCF #A4C7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#498FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#498FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FBF

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FBF	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	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)

#798FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6983BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.101 240.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd2',
    500: '#498fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fbf;
$custom-light: #86afd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.407,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62497,
    "c": 0.10134,
    "h": 240.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FBF

secondary

#CCAD98

accent

#8750D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FBF

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

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