#498FAE#498FAE

#498FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.085 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FAE
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.20, -12.80, -22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.20, 26.28, 240.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.71% -0.0553 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(61.71% 0.085 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2072, 24.1155, 43.6260)
Luminance	0.2412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FAE #AE6849

analogous

#49AE9A #498FAE #495CAE

triadic

#498FAE #AE498F #8FAE49

tetradic

#498FAE #9A49AE #AE6849 #5CAE49

square

#498FAE #9A49AE #AE6849 #5CAE49

split-complementary

#498FAE #AE495C #AE9A49

monochromatic

#254858 #376C83 #498FAE #71AAC3 #9CC4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#498FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#498FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FAE

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FAE	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.085 229.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.416,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61713,
    "c": 0.08452,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FAE

secondary

#C2A091

accent

#7C57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FAE

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

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