#498A99#498A99

#498A99 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.070 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498A99
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.91, -16.44, -14.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.91, 21.85, 221.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% -0.0577 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.07 214.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5837, 21.8918, 33.4297)
Luminance	0.2189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498A99 #995849

analogous

#499980 #498A99 #496299

triadic

#498A99 #99498A #8A9949

tetradic

#498A99 #804999 #995849 #629949

square

#498A99 #804999 #995849 #629949

split-complementary

#498A99 #994962 #998049

monochromatic

#213F46 #356570 #498A99 #68A8B7 #92C0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#498A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#498A99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498A99

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498A99	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F869A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14908F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.070 214.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acb7',
    500: '#498a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498a99;
$custom-light: #82acb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59626,
    "c": 0.07011,
    "h": 214.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498A99

secondary

#B79087

accent

#715CCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498A99

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

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