#498FC5#498FC5

#498FC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.108 H 244.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FC5
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 197)
HSL	hsl(206, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.16, -5.40, -34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.16, 34.96, 261.12°)
OKLab	oklab(62.79% -0.0473 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(62.79% 0.108 244.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6444, 25.0904, 56.4621)
Luminance	0.2509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FC5 #C57F49

analogous

#49C5BD #498FC5 #4951C5

triadic

#498FC5 #C5498F #8FC549

tetradic

#498FC5 #BD49C5 #C57F49 #51C549

square

#498FC5 #BD49C5 #C57F49 #51C549

split-complementary

#498FC5 #C54951 #C5BD49

monochromatic

#244F70 #326F9E #498FC5 #77ACD4 #A6C8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#498FC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#498FC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FC5

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FC5	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7790C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6684C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.108 244.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87afd7',
    500: '#498fc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fc5;
$custom-light: #87afd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.129,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62792,
    "c": 0.1081,
    "h": 244.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FC5

secondary

#D0B19A

accent

#8B4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FC5

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

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