#498397#498397

#498397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.068 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498397
RGB	rgb(73, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(195, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(195, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.70, -13.20, -16.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.70, 21.19, 231.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.84% -0.0501 -0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(57.84% 0.068 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4478, 19.8821, 32.2430)
Luminance	0.1988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498397 #975D49

analogous

#499784 #498397 #495C97

triadic

#498397 #974983 #839749

tetradic

#498397 #844997 #975D49 #5C9749

square

#498397 #844997 #975D49 #5C9749

split-complementary

#498397 #97495C #978449

monochromatic

#213B44 #355F6E #498397 #67A2B6 #91BBCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#498397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#498397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498397

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498397	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B8989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.068 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a7b5',
    500: '#498397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498397;
$custom-light: #81a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.385,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57838,
    "c": 0.06796,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498397

secondary

#B69286

accent

#795DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498397

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

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