#498FA2#498FA2

#498FA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.076 H 217.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA2
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 162)
HSL	hsl(193, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.75, -16.47, -16.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.75, 23.51, 225.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.21% -0.06 -0.0465)
OKLCH	oklch(61.21% 0.076 217.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0892, 23.6683, 37.7379)
Luminance	0.2367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA2 #A25C49

analogous

#49A288 #498FA2 #4962A2

triadic

#498FA2 #A2498F #8FA249

tetradic

#498FA2 #8849A2 #A25C49 #62A249

square

#498FA2 #8849A2 #A25C49 #62A249

split-complementary

#498FA2 #A24962 #A28849

monochromatic

#23454E #366A78 #498FA2 #6CABBD #96C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#498FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#498FA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA2

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA2	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	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)

#838BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7581A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.076 217.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0bd',
    500: '#498fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa2;
$custom-light: #83b0bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.809,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61206,
    "c": 0.07585,
    "h": 217.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA2

secondary

#BC958B

accent

#735ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA2

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

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