#498BAD#498BAD

#498BAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.085 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BAD
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 173)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.97, -10.89, -24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.97, 26.62, 245.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% -0.0511 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.085 233)
XYZ	xyz(19.5202, 22.8970, 42.9179)
Luminance	0.2290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BAD #AD6B49

analogous

#49AD9D #498BAD #4959AD

triadic

#498BAD #AD498B #8BAD49

tetradic

#498BAD #9D49AD #AD6B49 #59AD49

square

#498BAD #9D49AD #AD6B49 #59AD49

split-complementary

#498BAD #AD4959 #AD9D49

monochromatic

#254657 #376882 #498BAD #70A7C3 #9BC1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#498BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#498BAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BAD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BAD	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A89AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.085 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc5',
    500: '#498bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bad;
$custom-light: #84acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60716,
    "c": 0.08486,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.22899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BAD

secondary

#C1A190

accent

#8157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BAD

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

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