#498BA4#498BA4

#498BA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.077 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498BA4
RGB	rgb(73, 139, 164)
HSL	hsl(196, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, -13.69, -19.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 23.95, 235.15°)
OKLab	oklab(60.32% -0.0545 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(60.32% 0.077 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6786, 22.5604, 38.4850)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498BA4 #A46249

analogous

#49A490 #498BA4 #495DA4

triadic

#498BA4 #A4498B #8BA449

tetradic

#498BA4 #9049A4 #A46249 #5DA449

square

#498BA4 #9049A4 #A46249 #5DA449

split-complementary

#498BA4 #A4495D #A49049

monochromatic

#23434F #36677A #498BA4 #6CA7BE #97C1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#498BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#498BA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498BA4

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498BA4	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D88A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 139, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.077 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbf',
    500: '#498ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ba4;
$custom-light: #83adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.484,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60322,
    "c": 0.07713,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498BA4

secondary

#BD998C

accent

#7A59CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F7

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498BA4

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

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