#498CA5#498CA5

#498CA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.078 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498CA5
RGB	rgb(73, 140, 165)
HSL	hsl(196, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.96, -13.93, -19.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.96, 24.14, 234.75°)
OKLab	oklab(60.61% -0.0553 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(60.61% 0.078 224.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9147, 22.8875, 39.0110)
Luminance	0.2289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498CA5 #A56249

analogous

#49A590 #498CA5 #495EA5

triadic

#498CA5 #A5498C #8CA549

tetradic

#498CA5 #9049A5 #A56249 #5EA549

square

#498CA5 #9049A5 #A56249 #5EA549

split-complementary

#498CA5 #A5495E #A59049

monochromatic

#234450 #36687B #498CA5 #6DA8BE #97C1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#498CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#498CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498CA5

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498CA5	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E89A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 140, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.078 224.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adbf',
    500: '#498ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ca5;
$custom-light: #83adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.304,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60605,
    "c": 0.0778,
    "h": 224.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498CA5

secondary

#BD9A8D

accent

#7959CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498CA5

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

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