#498797#498797

#498797 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.068 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#498797
RGB	rgb(73, 135, 151)
HSL	hsl(192, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(192, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.92, -15.40, -14.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.92, 21.31, 223.71°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% -0.055 -0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.068 216.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9954, 20.9773, 32.4256)
Luminance	0.2098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#498797 #975949

analogous

#499780 #498797 #496097

triadic

#498797 #974987 #879749

tetradic

#498797 #804997 #975949 #609749

square

#498797 #804997 #975949 #609749

split-complementary

#498797 #974960 #978049

monochromatic

#213D44 #35626E #498797 #67A6B6 #91BECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#498797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#498797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #498797

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##498797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##498797	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#198D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #498797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 135, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.068 216.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82aab5',
    500: '#498797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #498797;
$custom-light: #82aab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#498797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.308,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58813,
    "c": 0.0684,
    "h": 216.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#498797

secondary

#B69086

accent

#735DCB

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #498797

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

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