#498FC4#498FC4

#498FC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.107 H 243.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FC4
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 196)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.12, -5.73, -34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.12, 34.52, 260.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.74% -0.0476 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(62.74% 0.107 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5302, 25.0447, 55.8606)
Luminance	0.2505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FC4 #C47E49

analogous

#49C4BC #498FC4 #4951C4

triadic

#498FC4 #C4498F #8FC449

tetradic

#498FC4 #BC49C4 #C47E49 #51C449

square

#498FC4 #BC49C4 #C47E49 #51C449

split-complementary

#498FC4 #C44951 #C4BC49

monochromatic

#244E6F #336F9D #498FC4 #77ABD3 #A5C8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#498FC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#498FC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FC4

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FC4	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7890C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6784C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.107 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87afd6',
    500: '#498fc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fc4;
$custom-light: #87afd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.854,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62742,
    "c": 0.10695,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FC4

secondary

#CFB19A

accent

#8A4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FC4

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

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