#498DA2#498DA2

#498DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.076 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DA2
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -15.39, -17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 23.45, 228.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% -0.0576 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.076 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7916, 23.0732, 37.6387)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DA2 #A25E49

analogous

#49A28A #498DA2 #4960A2

triadic

#498DA2 #A2498D #8DA249

tetradic

#498DA2 #8A49A2 #A25E49 #60A249

square

#498DA2 #8A49A2 #A25E49 #60A249

split-complementary

#498DA2 #A24960 #A28A49

monochromatic

#23444E #366878 #498DA2 #6CA9BD #96C2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#498DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DA2

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DA2	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)

#808AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.076 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aebd',
    500: '#498da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498da2;
$custom-light: #83aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.157,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60721,
    "c": 0.07568,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DA2

secondary

#BC978B

accent

#755ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DA2

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

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