#498FA6#498FA6

#498FA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.078 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498FA6
RGB	rgb(73, 143, 166)
HSL	hsl(195, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 13.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, -15.27, -18.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 24.25, 230.98°)
OKLab	oklab(61.37% -0.0583 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(61.37% 0.078 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4504, 23.8128, 39.6403)
Luminance	0.2382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498FA6 #A66049

analogous

#49A68F #498FA6 #4961A6

triadic

#498FA6 #A6498F #8FA649

tetradic

#498FA6 #8F49A6 #A66049 #61A649

square

#498FA6 #8F49A6 #A66049 #61A649

split-complementary

#498FA6 #A64961 #A68F49

monochromatic

#244651 #366A7B #498FA6 #6DABBF #98C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#498FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#498FA6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498FA6

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498FA6	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	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)

#818CA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7482A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 143, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.078 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83b0c0',
    500: '#498fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498fa6;
$custom-light: #83b0c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.839,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61371,
    "c": 0.07836,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498FA6

secondary

#BE998D

accent

#7659CF

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #498FA6

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

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