#498FD8#498FD8

#498FD8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.131 H 251.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FD8
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 216)
HSL	hsl(211, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(211, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.05, 1.00, -43.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.05, 43.84, 271.30°)
OKLab	oklab(63.78% -0.0417 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(63.78% 0.131 251.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9602, 26.0167, 68.6587)
Luminance	0.2602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FD8 #D89249

analogous

#49D7D8 #498FD8 #4B49D8

triadic

#498FD8 #D8498F #8FD849

tetradic

#498FD8 #D849D7 #D89249 #49D84B

square

#498FD8 #D849D7 #D89249 #49D84B

split-complementary

#498FD8 #D84B49 #D7D849

monochromatic

#1D5289 #2870BC #498FD8 #7BAEE3 #AECDEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#498FD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#498FD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FD8

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FD8	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F93DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B85D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A0A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.131 251.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafe4',
    500: '#498fd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fd8;
$custom-light: #8aafe4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.629,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63783,
    "c": 0.13104,
    "h": 251.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FD8

secondary

#DCBFA1

accent

#9640E8

background

#F9FAFE

surface

#F1F4FC

border

#CBCED5

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FD8

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

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