#498EA4#498EA4

#498EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.077 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA4
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 164)
HSL	hsl(195, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, -15.33, -18.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 23.85, 230.00°)
OKLab	oklab(61.05% -0.058 -0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(61.05% 0.077 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1189, 23.4411, 38.6318)
Luminance	0.2344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA4 #A45F49

analogous

#49A48D #498EA4 #4961A4

triadic

#498EA4 #A4498E #8EA449

tetradic

#498EA4 #8D49A4 #A45F49 #61A449

square

#498EA4 #8D49A4 #A45F49 #61A449

split-complementary

#498EA4 #A44961 #A48D49

monochromatic

#23454F #36697A #498EA4 #6CAABE #97C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#498EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA4

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA4	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7381A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.077 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbf',
    500: '#498ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea4;
$custom-light: #83afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.505,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61046,
    "c": 0.07701,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA4

secondary

#BD988C

accent

#7659CE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA4

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

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