#498DA1#498DA1

#498DA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.075 H 219.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DA1
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 161)
HSL	hsl(194, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 12.4%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, -15.69, -17.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 23.26, 227.59°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.058 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.075 219.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7031, 23.0378, 37.1724)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DA1 #A15D49

analogous

#49A189 #498DA1 #4961A1

triadic

#498DA1 #A1498D #8DA149

tetradic

#498DA1 #8949A1 #A15D49 #61A149

square

#498DA1 #8949A1 #A15D49 #61A149

split-complementary

#498DA1 #A14961 #A18949

monochromatic

#23434D #366877 #498DA1 #6BAABC #95C2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498DA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498DA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DA1

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DA1	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498da1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.075 219.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aebc',
    500: '#498da1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498da1;
$custom-light: #83aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498da1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6068,
    "c": 0.07504,
    "h": 219.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DA1

secondary

#BB968B

accent

#745ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DA1

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

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