#498EA5#498EA5

#498EA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.078 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA5
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 165)
HSL	hsl(195, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.56, -15.03, -18.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.56, 24.06, 231.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% -0.0576 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.078 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2096, 23.4773, 39.1093)
Luminance	0.2348 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA5 #A56049

analogous

#49A58E #498EA5 #4960A5

triadic

#498EA5 #A5498E #8EA549

tetradic

#498EA5 #8E49A5 #A56049 #60A549

square

#498EA5 #8E49A5 #A56049 #60A549

split-complementary

#498EA5 #A54960 #A58E49

monochromatic

#234550 #36697B #498EA5 #6DAABE #97C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#498EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#498EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA5

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA5	1.00	3.69	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7381A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.078 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afbf',
    500: '#498ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea5;
$custom-light: #83afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61088,
    "c": 0.07769,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA5

secondary

#BD998D

accent

#7759CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA5

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

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