#498AA3#498AA3

#498AA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.076 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AA3
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 163)
HSL	hsl(197, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.28, -13.44, -19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.28, 23.77, 235.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.04% -0.0537 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(60.04% 0.076 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4445, 22.2361, 37.9632)
Luminance	0.2224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498AA3 #A36249

analogous

#49A38F #498AA3 #495DA3

triadic

#498AA3 #A3498A #8AA349

tetradic

#498AA3 #8F49A3 #A36249 #5DA349

square

#498AA3 #8F49A3 #A36249 #5DA349

split-complementary

#498AA3 #A3495D #A38F49

monochromatic

#23424E #366679 #498AA3 #6CA7BD #96C0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#498AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#498AA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AA3

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AA3	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.076 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acbe',
    500: '#498aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aa3;
$custom-light: #83acbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60038,
    "c": 0.07648,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AA3

secondary

#BC998C

accent

#7A5ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AA3

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

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