#498AA4#498AA4

#498AA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.077 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498AA4
RGB	rgb(73, 138, 164)
HSL	hsl(197, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 15.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.31, -13.13, -20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.31, 24.03, 236.86°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% -0.0533 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.077 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5344, 22.2721, 38.4370)
Luminance	0.2227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498AA4 #A46349

analogous

#49A491 #498AA4 #495DA4

triadic

#498AA4 #A4498A #8AA449

tetradic

#498AA4 #9149A4 #A46349 #5DA449

square

#498AA4 #9149A4 #A46349 #5DA449

split-complementary

#498AA4 #A4495D #A49149

monochromatic

#23434F #36667A #498AA4 #6CA7BE #97C0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#498AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#498AA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498AA4

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498AA4	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)

#7C88A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 138, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.077 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acbf',
    500: '#498aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498aa4;
$custom-light: #83acbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60081,
    "c": 0.07726,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498AA4

secondary

#BD9A8C

accent

#7B59CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498AA4

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

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