#498BAE#498BAE

#498BAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.086 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BAE
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 20.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.01, -10.57, -24.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.01, 26.96, 246.90°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.0507 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.086 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6174, 22.9359, 43.4294)
Luminance	0.2294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498BAE #AE6C49

analogous

#49AE9E #498BAE #4958AE

triadic

#498BAE #AE498B #8BAE49

tetradic

#498BAE #9E49AE #AE6C49 #58AE49

square

#498BAE #9E49AE #AE6C49 #58AE49

split-complementary

#498BAE #AE4958 #AE9E49

monochromatic

#254658 #376983 #498BAE #71A7C3 #9CC2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#498BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#498BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BAE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BAE	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.086 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc6',
    500: '#498bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498bae;
$custom-light: #84acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.792,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60761,
    "c": 0.08581,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BAE

secondary

#C2A291

accent

#8157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BAE

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

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