#498BAC#498BAC

#498BAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.084 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BAC
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 172)
HSL	hsl(200, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 19.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.93, -11.21, -23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.93, 26.28, 244.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.67% -0.0514 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(60.67% 0.084 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4238, 22.8585, 42.4102)
Luminance	0.2286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BAC #AC6A49

analogous

#49AC9B #498BAC #4959AC

triadic

#498BAC #AC498B #8BAC49

tetradic

#498BAC #9B49AC #AC6A49 #59AC49

square

#498BAC #9B49AC #AC6A49 #59AC49

split-complementary

#498BAC #AC4959 #AC9B49

monochromatic

#254656 #376881 #498BAC #70A7C2 #9BC1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#498BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#498BAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BAC

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BAC	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.084 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc4',
    500: '#498bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bac;
$custom-light: #84acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60671,
    "c": 0.08392,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BAC

secondary

#C1A090

accent

#8058D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BAC

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

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