#498DAF#498DAF

#498DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.086 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DAF
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -11.38, -24.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 26.91, 244.99°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0526 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.086 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0075, 23.5595, 44.0422)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498DAF #AF6B49

analogous

#49AF9E #498DAF #495AAF

triadic

#498DAF #AF498D #8DAF49

tetradic

#498DAF #9E49AF #AF6B49 #5AAF49

square

#498DAF #9E49AF #AF6B49 #5AAF49

split-complementary

#498DAF #AF495A #AF9E49

monochromatic

#254759 #376A84 #498DAF #71A8C4 #9CC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#498DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#498DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DAF

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DAF	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.086 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84aec7',
    500: '#498daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498daf;
$custom-light: #84aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61281,
    "c": 0.08601,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DAF

secondary

#C2A291

accent

#8057D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DAF

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

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