#498DAA#498DAA

#498DAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.082 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DAA
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 170)
HSL	hsl(198, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, -12.94, -21.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 25.37, 239.34°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0545 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.082 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5255, 23.3667, 41.5037)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DAA #AA6649

analogous

#49AA96 #498DAA #495CAA

triadic

#498DAA #AA498D #8DAA49

tetradic

#498DAA #9649AA #AA6649 #5CAA49

square

#498DAA #9649AA #AA6649 #5CAA49

split-complementary

#498DAA #AA495C #AA9649

monochromatic

#244654 #37697F #498DAA #6FA9C1 #9AC2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498DAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DAA

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DAA	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	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)

#7E8BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7080AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.082 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec3',
    500: '#498daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498daa;
$custom-light: #84aec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.938,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6106,
    "c": 0.08161,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DAA

secondary

#C09E8F

accent

#7C58D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DAA

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

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