#498AB2#498AB2

#498AB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.090 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AB2
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 178)
HSL	hsl(203, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(203, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.87, -8.74, -27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.87, 28.66, 252.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.71% -0.0481 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(60.71% 0.09 237.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8690, 22.8059, 45.4658)
Luminance	0.2281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AB2 #B27149

analogous

#49B2A6 #498AB2 #4956B2

triadic

#498AB2 #B2498A #8AB249

tetradic

#498AB2 #A649B2 #B27149 #56B249

square

#498AB2 #A649B2 #B27149 #56B249

split-complementary

#498AB2 #B24956 #B2A649

monochromatic

#25475B #376887 #498AB2 #73A6C5 #9EC2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#498AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#498AB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AB2

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AB2	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.090 237.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acc9',
    500: '#498ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ab2;
$custom-light: #85acc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.857,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60708,
    "c": 0.09028,
    "h": 237.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AB2

secondary

#C4A693

accent

#8556D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AB2

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

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