#498CA0#498CA0

#498CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.074 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CA0
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(194, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.77, -15.45, -17.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.77, 23.06, 227.94°)
OKLab	oklab(60.4% -0.0572 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(60.4% 0.074 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4685, 22.7091, 36.6609)
Luminance	0.2271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CA0 #A05D49

analogous

#49A088 #498CA0 #4960A0

triadic

#498CA0 #A0498C #8CA049

tetradic

#498CA0 #8849A0 #A05D49 #60A049

square

#498CA0 #8849A0 #A05D49 #60A049

split-complementary

#498CA0 #A04960 #A08849

monochromatic

#23424C #366776 #498CA0 #6BA9BB #95C1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#498CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#498CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CA0

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CA0	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#029392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.074 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbc',
    500: '#498ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ca0;
$custom-light: #83adbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.793,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60396,
    "c": 0.07434,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CA0

secondary

#BB958A

accent

#755ACD

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CA0

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

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