#498EA8#498EA8

#498EA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.080 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498EA8
RGB	rgb(73, 142, 168)
HSL	hsl(196, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.67, -14.11, -20.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.67, 24.75, 235.25°)
OKLab	oklab(61.21% -0.0564 -0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(61.21% 0.08 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4858, 23.5878, 40.5642)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498EA8 #A86349

analogous

#49A893 #498EA8 #495FA8

triadic

#498EA8 #A8498E #8EA849

tetradic

#498EA8 #9349A8 #A86349 #5FA849

square

#498EA8 #9349A8 #A86349 #5FA849

split-complementary

#498EA8 #A8495F #A89349

monochromatic

#244653 #366A7D #498EA8 #6EAAC0 #99C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#498EA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498EA8

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498EA8	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 142, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.080 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84afc2',
    500: '#498ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498ea8;
$custom-light: #84afc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.421,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61214,
    "c": 0.07985,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498EA8

secondary

#BF9B8E

accent

#7958CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498EA8

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

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