#498EAE#498EAE

#498EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.085 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, -12.25, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 26.43, 242.39°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% -0.0541 -0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.085 230.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0577, 23.8166, 43.5762)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EAE #AE6949

analogous

#49AE9B #498EAE #495BAE

triadic

#498EAE #AE498E #8EAE49

tetradic

#498EAE #9B49AE #AE6949 #5BAE49

square

#498EAE #9B49AE #AE6949 #5BAE49

split-complementary

#498EAE #AE495B #AE9B49

monochromatic

#254858 #376B83 #498EAE #71A9C3 #9CC3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EAE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EAE	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	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)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7081AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.085 230.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc6',
    500: '#498eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eae;
$custom-light: #84afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.01,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61475,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EAE

secondary

#C2A091

accent

#7E57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EAE

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

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