#498FCD#498FCD

#498FCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.118 H 247.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FCD
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 205)
HSL	hsl(208, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.53, -2.73, -38.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.53, 38.58, 265.94°)
OKLab	oklab(63.2% -0.0448 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(63.2% 0.118 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5855, 25.4668, 61.4184)
Luminance	0.2547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FCD #CD8749

analogous

#49CDC9 #498FCD #494DCD

triadic

#498FCD #CD498F #8FCD49

tetradic

#498FCD #C949CD #CD8749 #4DCD49

square

#498FCD #C949CD #CD8749 #4DCD49

split-complementary

#498FCD #CD494D #CDC949

monochromatic

#22507A #2F70AA #498FCD #79ADDA #A9CAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#498FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#498FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FCD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FCD	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7491D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.118 247.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.182,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63198,
    "c": 0.11753,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FCD

secondary

#D5B79D

accent

#8F48E0

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0C1015

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FCD

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

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