#498AB7#498AB7

#498AB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 241.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AB7
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 183)
HSL	hsl(205, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(205, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.08, -7.12, -29.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.08, 30.66, 256.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.0464 -0.0836)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.096 241)
XYZ	xyz(20.3802, 23.0104, 48.1580)
Luminance	0.2301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AB7 #B77649

analogous

#49B7AD #498AB7 #4953B7

triadic

#498AB7 #B7498A #8AB749

tetradic

#498AB7 #AD49B7 #B77649 #53B749

square

#498AB7 #AD49B7 #B77649 #53B749

split-complementary

#498AB7 #B74953 #B7AD49

monochromatic

#264860 #37698C #498AB7 #75A6C8 #A1C2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#498AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#498AB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AB7

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AB7	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 241.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85accc',
    500: '#498ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ab7;
$custom-light: #85accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.545,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60945,
    "c": 0.09567,
    "h": 241
  },
  "luminance": 0.23012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AB7

secondary

#C6A995

accent

#8855D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AB7

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

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