#498EAF#498EAF

#498EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.086 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EAF
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, -11.93, -23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 26.74, 243.49°)
OKLab	oklab(61.52% -0.0537 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(61.52% 0.086 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1556, 23.8557, 44.0916)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498EAF #AF6A49

analogous

#49AF9D #498EAF #495BAF

triadic

#498EAF #AF498E #8EAF49

tetradic

#498EAF #9D49AF #AF6A49 #5BAF49

square

#498EAF #9D49AF #AF6A49 #5BAF49

split-complementary

#498EAF #AF495B #AF9D49

monochromatic

#254859 #376B84 #498EAF #71A9C4 #9CC3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#498EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EAF

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EAF	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.086 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc7',
    500: '#498eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498eaf;
$custom-light: #84afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.412,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61519,
    "c": 0.08568,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EAF

secondary

#C2A191

accent

#7E57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EAF

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

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