#498FAF#498FAF

#498FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.085 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FAF
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.24, -12.49, -23.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.24, 26.58, 241.98°)
OKLab	oklab(61.76% -0.0549 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(61.76% 0.085 230)
XYZ	xyz(20.3050, 24.1546, 44.1414)
Luminance	0.2416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FAF #AF6949

analogous

#49AF9C #498FAF #495CAF

triadic

#498FAF #AF498F #8FAF49

tetradic

#498FAF #9C49AF #AF6949 #5CAF49

square

#498FAF #9C49AF #AF6949 #5CAF49

split-complementary

#498FAF #AF495C #AF9C49

monochromatic

#254859 #376C84 #498FAF #71AAC4 #9CC4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#498FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#498FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FAF

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FAF	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.085 230.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.824,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61757,
    "c": 0.08538,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.24157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FAF

secondary

#C2A191

accent

#7D57D1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FAF

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

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