#498FA0#498FA0

#498FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.075 H 215.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA0
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(192, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(192, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, -17.07, -15.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 23.22, 222.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.12% -0.0608 -0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(61.12% 0.075 215.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9128, 23.5977, 36.8090)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA0 #A05A49

analogous

#49A085 #498FA0 #4963A0

triadic

#498FA0 #A0498F #8FA049

tetradic

#498FA0 #8549A0 #A05A49 #63A049

square

#498FA0 #8549A0 #A05A49 #63A049

split-complementary

#498FA0 #A04963 #A08549

monochromatic

#23444C #366976 #498FA0 #6BACBB #95C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#498FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA0

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA0	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)

#838BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7681A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.075 215.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0bc',
    500: '#498fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa0;
$custom-light: #83b0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.724,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61125,
    "c": 0.07476,
    "h": 215.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA0

secondary

#BB948A

accent

#715ACD

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA0

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

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