#498497 Color

#498497 is rgb(73, 132, 151) in RGB and hsl(195, 35%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498497

HEX#498497

RGBrgb(73, 132, 151)

HSLhsl(195, 35%, 44%)

HSVhsv(195, 52%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.068 221)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 13%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498497 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498497 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498497 Complementary#975D49 Analogous#499784 Analogous#495D97 Triadic#974984 Triadic#849749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498497, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9AAF #72A9BB #8DBAC8 #A9CAD6 #C4DBE3 #DDEAEE

Shades

#3F7283 #376372 #2D515D #233F48 #192D34 #111E22

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