#498FCC#498FCC

#498FCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.116 H 247.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FCC
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 204)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.48, -3.06, -37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.48, 38.11, 265.39°)
OKLab	oklab(63.15% -0.0451 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(63.15% 0.116 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4651, 25.4187, 60.7847)
Luminance	0.2542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FCC #CC8649

analogous

#49CCC8 #498FCC #494ECC

triadic

#498FCC #CC498F #8FCC49

tetradic

#498FCC #C849CC #CC8649 #4ECC49

square

#498FCC #C849CC #CC8649 #4ECC49

split-complementary

#498FCC #CC494E #CCC849

monochromatic

#225079 #2F70A9 #498FCC #79ACD9 #A9CAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#498FCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#498FCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FCC

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FCC	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7491CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.116 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afdc',
    500: '#498fcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fcc;
$custom-light: #88afdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.939,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63147,
    "c": 0.11633,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FCC

secondary

#D4B69D

accent

#8F48E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FCC

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

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