#498CA3#498CA3

#498CA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.076 H 222.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CA3
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 163)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.88, -14.54, -18.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.88, 23.67, 232.10°)
OKLab	oklab(60.52% -0.0561 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(60.52% 0.076 222.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7341, 22.8153, 38.0598)
Luminance	0.2282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498CA3 #A36049

analogous

#49A38D #498CA3 #495FA3

triadic

#498CA3 #A3498C #8CA349

tetradic

#498CA3 #8D49A3 #A36049 #5FA349

square

#498CA3 #8D49A3 #A36049 #5FA349

split-complementary

#498CA3 #A3495F #A38D49

monochromatic

#23434E #366879 #498CA3 #6CA8BD #96C1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#498CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#498CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CA3

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CA3	1.00	3.77	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.77	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)

#7F89A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.076 222.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbe',
    500: '#498ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ca3;
$custom-light: #83adbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60521,
    "c": 0.07634,
    "h": 222.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CA3

secondary

#BC988C

accent

#775ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CA3

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

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