#498CAF#498CAF

#498CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.086 H 233.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CAF
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -10.82, -24.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 27.10, 246.47°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0515 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.086 233.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8607, 23.2659, 43.9933)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CAF #AF6C49

analogous

#49AF9F #498CAF #4959AF

triadic

#498CAF #AF498C #8CAF49

tetradic

#498CAF #9F49AF #AF6C49 #59AF49

square

#498CAF #9F49AF #AF6C49 #59AF49

split-complementary

#498CAF #AF4959 #AF9F49

monochromatic

#254759 #376984 #498CAF #71A8C4 #9CC2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#498CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CAF

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CAF	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.086 233.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84adc7',
    500: '#498caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498caf;
$custom-light: #84adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.588,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61044,
    "c": 0.08638,
    "h": 233.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CAF

secondary

#C2A291

accent

#8157D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CAF

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

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