#498AB9#498AB9

#498AB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.098 H 242.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AB9
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 185)
HSL	hsl(205, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.17, -6.47, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.17, 31.50, 258.14°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0457 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.098 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5898, 23.0943, 49.2621)
Luminance	0.2310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AB9 #B97849

analogous

#49B9B0 #498AB9 #4952B9

triadic

#498AB9 #B9498A #8AB949

tetradic

#498AB9 #B049B9 #B97849 #52B949

square

#498AB9 #B049B9 #B97849 #52B949

split-complementary

#498AB9 #B94952 #B9B049

monochromatic

#264962 #37698E #498AB9 #75A6CA #A1C3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#498AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AB9

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AB9	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.098 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85acce',
    500: '#498ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ab9;
$custom-light: #85acce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.179,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61042,
    "c": 0.0979,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AB9

secondary

#C8AB96

accent

#8A54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AB9

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

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