#498BA2#498BA2

#498BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.076 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 162)
HSL	hsl(196, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.54, -14.30, -18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.54, 23.47, 232.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% -0.0553 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.076 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4994, 22.4887, 37.5413)
Luminance	0.2249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498BA2 #A26049

analogous

#49A28C #498BA2 #495EA2

triadic

#498BA2 #A2498B #8BA249

tetradic

#498BA2 #8C49A2 #A26049 #5EA249

square

#498BA2 #8C49A2 #A26049 #5EA249

split-complementary

#498BA2 #A2495E #A28C49

monochromatic

#23434E #366778 #498BA2 #6CA8BD #96C1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#498BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#498BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BA2

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BA2	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.076 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbd',
    500: '#498ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ba2;
$custom-light: #83adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.506,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60237,
    "c": 0.07566,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BA2

secondary

#BC988B

accent

#785ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BA2

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

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