#498AAE#498AAE

#498AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.086 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AAE
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.71, -10.01, -25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.71, 27.17, 248.38°)
OKLab	oklab(60.52% -0.0496 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(60.52% 0.086 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4732, 22.6476, 43.3814)
Luminance	0.2265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AAE #AE6D49

analogous

#49AE9F #498AAE #4957AE

triadic

#498AAE #AE498A #8AAE49

tetradic

#498AAE #9F49AE #AE6D49 #57AE49

square

#498AAE #9F49AE #AE6D49 #57AE49

split-complementary

#498AAE #AE4957 #AE9F49

monochromatic

#254658 #376883 #498AAE #71A6C3 #9CC1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#498AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#498AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AAE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AAE	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.086 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc6',
    500: '#498aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aae;
$custom-light: #84acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.386,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60524,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AAE

secondary

#C2A291

accent

#8257D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AAE

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

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