#498EA2#498EA2

#498EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.076 H 219.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, -15.93, -17.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 23.47, 227.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0588 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.076 219.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9397, 23.3694, 37.6881)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA2 #A25D49

analogous

#49A289 #498EA2 #4961A2

triadic

#498EA2 #A2498E #8EA249

tetradic

#498EA2 #8949A2 #A25D49 #61A249

square

#498EA2 #8949A2 #A25D49 #61A249

split-complementary

#498EA2 #A24961 #A28949

monochromatic

#23444E #366978 #498EA2 #6CAABD #96C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#498EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA2

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA2	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.076 219.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbd',
    500: '#498ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea2;
$custom-light: #83afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.483,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60963,
    "c": 0.07574,
    "h": 219.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA2

secondary

#BC968B

accent

#745ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA2

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

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