#498AA2#498AA2

#498AA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.076 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AA2
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 162)
HSL	hsl(196, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.24, -13.75, -19.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.24, 23.52, 234.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60% -0.0541 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(60% 0.076 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3552, 22.2004, 37.4932)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498AA2 #A26149

analogous

#49A28D #498AA2 #495DA2

triadic

#498AA2 #A2498A #8AA249

tetradic

#498AA2 #8D49A2 #A26149 #5DA249

square

#498AA2 #8D49A2 #A26149 #5DA249

split-complementary

#498AA2 #A2495D #A28D49

monochromatic

#23424E #366678 #498AA2 #6CA7BD #96C0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#498AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#498AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AA2

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AA2	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D87A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.076 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acbd',
    500: '#498aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aa2;
$custom-light: #83acbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.18,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59996,
    "c": 0.07572,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AA2

secondary

#BC988B

accent

#795ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AA2

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

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