#498FCF#498FCF

#498FCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.120 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#498FCF
RGBrgb(73, 143, 207)
HSLhsl(209, 58%, 55%)
HSVhsv(209, 65%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(57.62, -2.06, -39.46)
CIE-LCHlch(57.62, 39.51, 267.02°)
OKLaboklab(63.3% -0.0442 -0.1115)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.12 248.4)
XYZxyz(23.8284, 25.5640, 62.6980)
Luminance0.2557 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#498FCF #CF8949
analogous
#49CFCC #498FCF #494CCF
triadic
#498FCF #CF498F #8FCF49
tetradic
#498FCF #CC49CF #CF8949 #4CCF49
square
#498FCF #CC49CF #CF8949 #4CCF49
split-complementary
#498FCF #CF494C #CFCC49
monochromatic
#21517D #2E70AD #498FCF #79ADDC #AACBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44
#498FCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11
#498FCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FCF
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##498FCF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##498FCF1.003.446.116.11
#FFFFFF3.441.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1121.001.001.00
##0000006.1121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7392D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6185CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #498fcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.120 248.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afde',
    500: '#498fcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #498fcf;
$custom-light: #89afde;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#498fcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.657,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63303,
    "c": 0.11995,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#498FCF
secondary
#D6B99E
accent
#9046E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83

Preview Lab

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#498FCF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva