#498BAF#498BAF

#498BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.087 H 234.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BAF
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.05, -10.26, -25.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.05, 27.31, 247.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0503 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.087 234.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7152, 22.9750, 43.9448)
Luminance	0.2298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498BAF #AF6D49

analogous

#49AFA0 #498BAF #4958AF

triadic

#498BAF #AF498B #8BAF49

tetradic

#498BAF #A049AF #AF6D49 #58AF49

square

#498BAF #A049AF #AF6D49 #58AF49

split-complementary

#498BAF #AF4958 #AFA049

monochromatic

#254659 #376984 #498BAF #71A7C4 #9CC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#498BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#498BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BAF

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BAF	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.087 234.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acc7',
    500: '#498baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498baf;
$custom-light: #84acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.176,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60806,
    "c": 0.08678,
    "h": 234.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BAF

secondary

#C2A391

accent

#8257D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BAF

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

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