#498EA3#498EA3

#498EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.076 H 220.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA3
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(194, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.49, -15.63, -17.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.49, 23.65, 228.63°)
OKLab	oklab(61% -0.0584 -0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.076 220.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0290, 23.4051, 38.1581)
Luminance	0.2341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA3 #A35E49

analogous

#49A38B #498EA3 #4961A3

triadic

#498EA3 #A3498E #8EA349

tetradic

#498EA3 #8B49A3 #A35E49 #61A349

square

#498EA3 #8B49A3 #A35E49 #61A349

split-complementary

#498EA3 #A34961 #A38B49

monochromatic

#23444E #366979 #498EA3 #6CAABD #96C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#498EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#498EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA3

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA3	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.076 220.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbe',
    500: '#498ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea3;
$custom-light: #83afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61004,
    "c": 0.07637,
    "h": 220.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA3

secondary

#BC978C

accent

#755ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA3

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

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