#498B99#498B99

#498B99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.070 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498B99
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.22, -16.98, -13.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.22, 21.96, 219.34°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0589 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.07 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7278, 22.1801, 33.4778)
Luminance	0.2218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498B99 #995749

analogous

#49997F #498B99 #496399

triadic

#498B99 #99498B #8B9949

tetradic

#498B99 #7F4999 #995749 #639949

square

#498B99 #7F4999 #995749 #639949

split-complementary

#498B99 #994963 #997F49

monochromatic

#214046 #356570 #498B99 #68A9B7 #92C1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#498B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#498B99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498B99

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498B99	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80879A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14918F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.070 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82adb7',
    500: '#498b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498b99;
$custom-light: #82adb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59871,
    "c": 0.07039,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498B99

secondary

#B78F87

accent

#705CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498B99

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

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