#498FA5#498FA5

#498FA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.078 H 220.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA5
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 165)
HSL	hsl(194, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(194, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -15.57, -18.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 24.05, 229.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.33% -0.0587 -0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(61.33% 0.078 220.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3590, 23.7762, 39.1591)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA5 #A55F49

analogous

#49A58D #498FA5 #4961A5

triadic

#498FA5 #A5498F #8FA549

tetradic

#498FA5 #8D49A5 #A55F49 #61A549

square

#498FA5 #8D49A5 #A55F49 #61A549

split-complementary

#498FA5 #A54961 #A58D49

monochromatic

#234550 #366A7B #498FA5 #6DABBE #97C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#498FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498FA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA5

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA5	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828CA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.078 220.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0bf',
    500: '#498fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa5;
$custom-light: #83b0bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.348,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61329,
    "c": 0.07769,
    "h": 220.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA5

secondary

#BD988D

accent

#7559CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA5

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

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