#498FEC#498FEC
#498FEC is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.156 H 256.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #498FEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 143, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, 7.90, -53.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 53.92, 278.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.92% -0.0368 -0.152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.92% 0.156 256.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7049, 27.1146, 83.1142) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.32
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.52
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.56
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.67
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.28
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#498FEC #ECA649
analogous
#49E1EC #498FEC #5449EC
triadic
#498FEC #EC498F #8FEC49
tetradic
#498FEC #EC49E1 #ECA649 #49EC54
square
#498FEC #EC49E1 #ECA649 #49EC54
split-complementary
#498FEC #EC5449 #E1EC49
monochromatic
#1253A9 #176EE0 #498FEC #80B1F2 #B8D3F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#498FEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#498FEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #498FEC
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##498FEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##498FEC | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6496F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B87EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #498fec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.156 256.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8daff2',
500: '#498fec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #498fec; $custom-light: #8daff2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#498fec",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 143,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.233,
"s": 81.095,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6492,
"c": 0.15645,
"h": 256.4
},
"luminance": 0.27118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#498FEC
secondary
#E7CDA9
accent
#8208DD
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85