#498DA3#498DA3

#498DA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.076 H 221.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DA3
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 163)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -15.09, -18.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 23.65, 230.36°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% -0.0572 -0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.076 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8808, 23.1089, 38.1087)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DA3 #A35F49

analogous

#49A38C #498DA3 #4960A3

triadic

#498DA3 #A3498D #8DA349

tetradic

#498DA3 #8C49A3 #A35F49 #60A349

square

#498DA3 #8C49A3 #A35F49 #60A349

split-complementary

#498DA3 #A34960 #A38C49

monochromatic

#23444E #366879 #498DA3 #6CA9BD #96C2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#498DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#498DA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DA3

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DA3	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.076 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aebe',
    500: '#498da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498da3;
$custom-light: #83aebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60762,
    "c": 0.07633,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DA3

secondary

#BC978C

accent

#765ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DA3

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

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