#498DAE#498DAE

#498DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.085 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DAE
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.60, -11.69, -23.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.60, 26.59, 243.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.053 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.085 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9096, 23.5204, 43.5269)
Luminance	0.2352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DAE #AE6A49

analogous

#49AE9C #498DAE #495AAE

triadic

#498DAE #AE498D #8DAE49

tetradic

#498DAE #9C49AE #AE6A49 #5AAE49

square

#498DAE #9C49AE #AE6A49 #5AAE49

split-complementary

#498DAE #AE495A #AE9C49

monochromatic

#254758 #376A83 #498DAE #71A8C3 #9CC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#498DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#498DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DAE

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DAE	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	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)

#7D8BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E81AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.085 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec6',
    500: '#498dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498dae;
$custom-light: #84aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.604,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61236,
    "c": 0.08509,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DAE

secondary

#C2A191

accent

#7F57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DAE

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

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