#498FAC#498FAC

#498FAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.083 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FAC
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 172)
HSL	hsl(198, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.13, -13.43, -21.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.13, 25.71, 238.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.63% -0.056 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(61.63% 0.083 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0136, 24.0381, 42.6068)
Luminance	0.2404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FAC #AC6649

analogous

#49AC97 #498FAC #495DAC

triadic

#498FAC #AC498F #8FAC49

tetradic

#498FAC #9749AC #AC6649 #5DAC49

square

#498FAC #9749AC #AC6649 #5DAC49

split-complementary

#498FAC #AC495D #AC9749

monochromatic

#254856 #376B81 #498FAC #70AAC2 #9BC4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#498FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#498FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FAC

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FAC	1.00	3.62	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7282AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.083 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc4',
    500: '#498fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fac;
$custom-light: #84afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.576,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61626,
    "c": 0.08284,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FAC

secondary

#C19E90

accent

#7B58D0

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FAC

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

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