#498DA9#498DA9

#498DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.081 H 227.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DA9
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 169)
HSL	hsl(198, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(198, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, -13.25, -21.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 25.10, 238.13°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% -0.0549 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.081 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4312, 23.3290, 41.0074)
Luminance	0.2333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DA9 #A96549

analogous

#49A995 #498DA9 #495DA9

triadic

#498DA9 #A9498D #8DA949

tetradic

#498DA9 #9549A9 #A96549 #5DA949

square

#498DA9 #9549A9 #A96549 #5DA949

split-complementary

#498DA9 #A9495D #A99549

monochromatic

#244654 #37697E #498DA9 #6FA9C1 #99C2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498DA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DA9

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DA9	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.081 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec2',
    500: '#498da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498da9;
$custom-light: #84aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61017,
    "c": 0.08078,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DA9

secondary

#BF9D8E

accent

#7B58D0

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DA9

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

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