#498CAA#498CAA

#498CAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.082 H 229.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CAA
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 170)
HSL	hsl(199, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -12.39, -22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 25.50, 240.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.82% -0.0533 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(60.82% 0.082 229.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3787, 23.0731, 41.4547)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498CAA #AA6749

analogous

#49AA98 #498CAA #495BAA

triadic

#498CAA #AA498C #8CAA49

tetradic

#498CAA #9849AA #AA6749 #5BAA49

square

#498CAA #9849AA #AA6749 #5BAA49

split-complementary

#498CAA #AA495B #AA9849

monochromatic

#244554 #37697F #498CAA #6FA8C1 #9AC2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498CAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CAA

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CAA	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.082 229.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc3',
    500: '#498caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498caa;
$custom-light: #84adc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.557,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60821,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 229.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CAA

secondary

#C09E8F

accent

#7D58D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CAA

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

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