#498FC0#498FC0

#498FC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.102 H 241.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FC0
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 192)
HSL	hsl(205, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 25.5%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.94, -7.04, -32.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.94, 32.81, 257.61°)
OKLab	oklab(62.54% -0.0489 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(62.54% 0.102 241.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0810, 24.8650, 53.4947)
Luminance	0.2487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FC0 #C07A49

analogous

#49C0B6 #498FC0 #4954C0

triadic

#498FC0 #C0498F #8FC049

tetradic

#498FC0 #B649C0 #C07A49 #54C049

square

#498FC0 #B649C0 #C07A49 #54C049

split-complementary

#498FC0 #C04954 #C0B649

monochromatic

#254D6A #346F97 #498FC0 #76ABD0 #A4C7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#498FC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#498FC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FC0

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FC0	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6983BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.102 241.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86afd3',
    500: '#498fc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fc0;
$custom-light: #86afd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62545,
    "c": 0.10244,
    "h": 241.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FC0

secondary

#CCAE98

accent

#8850D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FC0

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

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