#498DA4#498DA4

#498DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.077 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498DA4
RGB	rgb(73, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.22, -14.78, -18.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.22, 23.86, 231.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0568 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.077 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9708, 23.1448, 38.5824)
Luminance	0.2315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498DA4 #A46049

analogous

#49A48E #498DA4 #4960A4

triadic

#498DA4 #A4498D #8DA449

tetradic

#498DA4 #8E49A4 #A46049 #60A449

square

#498DA4 #8E49A4 #A46049 #60A449

split-complementary

#498DA4 #A44960 #A48E49

monochromatic

#23444F #36697A #498DA4 #6CA9BE #97C2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#498DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#498DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498DA4

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498DA4	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7280A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.077 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aebf',
    500: '#498da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498da4;
$custom-light: #83aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.165,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60804,
    "c": 0.07701,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498DA4

secondary

#BD988C

accent

#7759CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498DA4

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

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