#498FA1#498FA1

#498FA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.075 H 216.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA1
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 161)
HSL	hsl(192, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(192, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 11.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.72, -16.77, -16.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.72, 23.36, 224.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% -0.0604 -0.045)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.075 216.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0006, 23.6329, 37.2716)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA1 #A15B49

analogous

#49A187 #498FA1 #4963A1

triadic

#498FA1 #A1498F #8FA149

tetradic

#498FA1 #8749A1 #A15B49 #63A149

square

#498FA1 #8749A1 #A15B49 #63A149

split-complementary

#498FA1 #A14963 #A18749

monochromatic

#23444D #366A77 #498FA1 #6BABBC #95C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#498FA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#498FA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA1

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA1	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7681A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.075 216.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0bc',
    500: '#498fa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa1;
$custom-light: #83b0bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.273,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61165,
    "c": 0.07529,
    "h": 216.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA1

secondary

#BB958B

accent

#725ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA1

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

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