#498FC2#498FC2

#498FC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.105 H 242.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FC2
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 194)
HSL	hsl(205, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(205, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 26.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.03, -6.39, -33.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.03, 33.66, 259.06°)
OKLab	oklab(62.64% -0.0482 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(62.64% 0.105 242.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3041, 24.9543, 54.6697)
Luminance	0.2496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FC2 #C27C49

analogous

#49C2B8 #498FC2 #4953C2

triadic

#498FC2 #C2498F #8FC249

tetradic

#498FC2 #B849C2 #C27C49 #53C249

square

#498FC2 #B849C2 #C27C49 #53C249

split-complementary

#498FC2 #C24953 #C2B849

monochromatic

#244E6C #346F9A #498FC2 #77ABD1 #A5C7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#498FC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.99

#498FC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FC2

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FC2	1.00	3.51	5.99	5.99
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7890C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6884C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.105 242.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87afd4',
    500: '#498fc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fc2;
$custom-light: #87afd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.289,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62643,
    "c": 0.10468,
    "h": 242.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FC2

secondary

#CEAF99

accent

#894ED9

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FC2

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

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