#498CA2#498CA2

#498CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.076 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CA2
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.84, -14.84, -18.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.84, 23.45, 230.73°)
OKLab	oklab(60.48% -0.0564 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(60.48% 0.076 221.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6448, 22.7796, 37.5898)
Luminance	0.2278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CA2 #A25F49

analogous

#49A28B #498CA2 #495FA2

triadic

#498CA2 #A2498C #8CA249

tetradic

#498CA2 #8B49A2 #A25F49 #5FA249

square

#498CA2 #8B49A2 #A25F49 #5FA249

split-complementary

#498CA2 #A2495F #A28B49

monochromatic

#23434E #366878 #498CA2 #6CA9BD #96C1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#498CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#498CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CA2

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CA2	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.076 221.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbd',
    500: '#498ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ca2;
$custom-light: #83adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.831,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60479,
    "c": 0.07565,
    "h": 221.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CA2

secondary

#BC978B

accent

#775ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CA2

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

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