#498CAB#498CAB

#498CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.083 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CAB
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(199, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.19, -12.08, -22.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.19, 25.80, 242.09°)
OKLab	oklab(60.87% -0.053 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(60.87% 0.083 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4736, 23.1111, 41.9548)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498CAB #AB6849

analogous

#49AB99 #498CAB #495BAB

triadic

#498CAB #AB498C #8CAB49

tetradic

#498CAB #9949AB #AB6849 #5BAB49

square

#498CAB #9949AB #AB6849 #5BAB49

split-complementary

#498CAB #AB495B #AB9949

monochromatic

#244655 #376980 #498CAB #6FA8C2 #9AC2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#498CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#498CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CAB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CAB	1.00	3.73	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E80AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.083 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc4',
    500: '#498cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498cab;
$custom-light: #84adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.98,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60865,
    "c": 0.0827,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CAB

secondary

#C09F8F

accent

#7E58D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CAB

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

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