#498FA3#498FA3

#498FA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.076 H 218.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA3
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 163)
HSL	hsl(193, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.79, -16.17, -17.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.79, 23.68, 226.91°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% -0.0595 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.076 218.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1784, 23.7040, 38.2079)
Luminance	0.2371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA3 #A35D49

analogous

#49A38A #498FA3 #4962A3

triadic

#498FA3 #A3498F #8FA349

tetradic

#498FA3 #8A49A3 #A35D49 #62A349

square

#498FA3 #8A49A3 #A35D49 #62A349

split-complementary

#498FA3 #A34962 #A38A49

monochromatic

#23454E #366A79 #498FA3 #6CABBD #96C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#498FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#498FA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA3

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA3	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7581A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.076 218.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0be',
    500: '#498fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa3;
$custom-light: #83b0be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61247,
    "c": 0.07644,
    "h": 218.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA3

secondary

#BC968C

accent

#745ACE

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA3

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

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