#498AAF#498AAF

#498AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.087 H 235.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#498AAF
RGBrgb(73, 138, 175)
HSLhsl(202, 41%, 49%)
HSVhsv(202, 58%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(58.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LABlab(54.75, -9.70, -25.77)
CIE-LCHlch(54.75, 27.53, 249.38°)
OKLaboklab(60.57% -0.0492 -0.072)
OKLCHoklch(60.57% 0.087 235.6)
XYZxyz(19.5711, 22.6868, 43.8967)
Luminance0.2269 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#498AAF #AF6E49
analogous
#49AFA1 #498AAF #4957AF
triadic
#498AAF #AF498A #8AAF49
tetradic
#498AAF #A149AF #AF6E49 #57AF49
square
#498AAF #A149AF #AF6E49 #57AF49
split-complementary
#498AAF #AF4957 #AFA149
monochromatic
#254659 #376884 #498AAF #71A6C4 #9CC1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79
#498AAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54
#498AAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AAF
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##498AAF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##498AAF1.003.795.545.54
#FFFFFF3.791.0021.0021.00
#0000005.5421.001.001.00
##0000005.5421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7989B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A7EAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #498aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.087 235.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#498aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #498aaf;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#498aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.765,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60569,
    "c": 0.08721,
    "h": 235.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#498AAF
secondary
#C2A391
accent
#8357D1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F8
border
#CBCED1
text
#0C1013
muted
#7D7F82

Preview Lab

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#498AAF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva