#498ABA#498ABA

#498ABA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.099 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498ABA
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 186)
HSL	hsl(205, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.21, -6.15, -31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.21, 31.93, 258.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% -0.0454 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.099 242.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6958, 23.1366, 49.8200)
Luminance	0.2314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498ABA #BA7949

analogous

#49BAB2 #498ABA #4951BA

triadic

#498ABA #BA498A #8ABA49

tetradic

#498ABA #B249BA #BA7949 #51BA49

square

#498ABA #B249BA #BA7949 #51BA49

split-complementary

#498ABA #BA4951 #BAB249

monochromatic

#264963 #366A8F #498ABA #75A7CB #A2C3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#498ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#498ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498ABA

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498ABA	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.099 242.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86accf',
    500: '#498aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aba;
$custom-light: #86accf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.487,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61091,
    "c": 0.09903,
    "h": 242.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498ABA

secondary

#C8AC96

accent

#8A53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498ABA

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

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