#498DAD#498DAD

#498DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.084 H 230.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.56, -12.01, -23.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.56, 26.27, 242.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% -0.0534 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.084 230.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8125, 23.4815, 43.0153)
Luminance	0.2348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DAD #AD6949

analogous

#49AD9B #498DAD #495BAD

triadic

#498DAD #AD498D #8DAD49

tetradic

#498DAD #9B49AD #AD6949 #5BAD49

square

#498DAD #9B49AD #AD6949 #5BAD49

split-complementary

#498DAD #AD495B #AD9B49

monochromatic

#254757 #376A82 #498DAD #70A8C3 #9BC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#498DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DAD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DAD	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.084 230.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec5',
    500: '#498dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dad;
$custom-light: #84aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61192,
    "c": 0.08419,
    "h": 230.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DAD

secondary

#C1A090

accent

#7E57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DAD

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

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