#498AAA#498AAA

#498AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.082 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AAA
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(200, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -11.27, -23.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 25.80, 244.09°)
OKLab	oklab(60.34% -0.051 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(60.34% 0.082 231.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0891, 22.4940, 41.3582)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AAA #AA6949

analogous

#49AA9A #498AAA #4959AA

triadic

#498AAA #AA498A #8AAA49

tetradic

#498AAA #9A49AA #AA6949 #59AA49

square

#498AAA #9A49AA #AA6949 #59AA49

split-complementary

#498AAA #AA4959 #AA9A49

monochromatic

#244454 #37677F #498AAA #6FA6C1 #9AC1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#498AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

5.50

#498AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #498AAA

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AAA	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A88AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.082 231.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc3',
    500: '#498aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aaa;
$custom-light: #84acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.794,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60343,
    "c": 0.0824,
    "h": 231.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AAA

secondary

#C09F8F

accent

#8058D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AAA

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

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