#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
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(202, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(202, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.75, -9.70, -25.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.75, 27.53, 249.38°)
OKLab	oklab(60.57% -0.0492 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(60.57% 0.087 235.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5711, 22.6868, 43.8967)
Luminance	0.2269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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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
##498AAF	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview with #498AAF

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

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