#498EAD#498EAD

#498EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.084 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EAD
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 173)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -12.56, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 26.12, 241.26°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0545 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.084 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9606, 23.7777, 43.0647)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EAD #AD6849

analogous

#49AD9A #498EAD #495CAD

triadic

#498EAD #AD498E #8EAD49

tetradic

#498EAD #9A49AD #AD6849 #5CAD49

square

#498EAD #9A49AD #AD6849 #5CAD49

split-complementary

#498EAD #AD495C #AD9A49

monochromatic

#254757 #376B82 #498EAD #70A9C3 #9BC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EAD

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EAD	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.084 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc5',
    500: '#498ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ead;
$custom-light: #84afc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.6,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61431,
    "c": 0.08392,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EAD

secondary

#C1A090

accent

#7D57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EAD

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

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