#4998BE#4998BE

#4998BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.096 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4998BE
RGB	rgb(73, 152, 190)
HSL	hsl(199, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 20%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.52, -12.72, -26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.52, 29.79, 244.72°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% -0.0593 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.096 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2666, 27.5883, 52.8041)
Luminance	0.2759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4998BE #BE6F49

analogous

#49BEA9 #4998BE #495EBE

triadic

#4998BE #BE4998 #98BE49

tetradic

#4998BE #A949BE #BE6F49 #5EBE49

square

#4998BE #A949BE #BE6F49 #5EBE49

split-complementary

#4998BE #BE495E #BEA949

monochromatic

#255268 #357695 #4998BE #76B2CE #A3CBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#4998BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#4998BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4998BE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4998BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4998BE	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8596C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4998be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 152, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.096 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b6d1',
    500: '#4998be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4998be;
$custom-light: #87b6d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4998be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.487,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64559,
    "c": 0.09585,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4998BE

secondary

#CBA898

accent

#7C51D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #4998BE

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

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