#498EA0#498EA0

#498EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.075 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(192, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(192, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -16.53, -16.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 23.14, 224.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.88% -0.0596 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(60.88% 0.075 217)
XYZ	xyz(18.7634, 23.2988, 36.7592)
Luminance	0.2330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA0 #A05B49

analogous

#49A086 #498EA0 #4962A0

triadic

#498EA0 #A0498E #8EA049

tetradic

#498EA0 #8649A0 #A05B49 #62A049

square

#498EA0 #8649A0 #A05B49 #62A049

split-complementary

#498EA0 #A04962 #A08649

monochromatic

#23434C #366976 #498EA0 #6BABBB #95C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#498EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#498EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA0

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA0	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7580A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.075 217.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbc',
    500: '#498ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea0;
$custom-light: #83afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.414,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60882,
    "c": 0.07458,
    "h": 217
  },
  "luminance": 0.23301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA0

secondary

#BB948A

accent

#725ACD

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA0

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

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