#498AA2 Color

#498AA2 is rgb(73, 138, 162) in RGB and hsl(196, 38%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498AA2

HEX#498AA2

RGBrgb(73, 138, 162)

HSLhsl(196, 38%, 46%)

HSVhsv(196, 55%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.076 224.4)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498AA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498AA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498AA2 Complementary#A26049 Analogous#49A28D Analogous#495EA2 Triadic#A2498A Triadic#8AA249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498AA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9CB5 #76ADC1 #8EBCCC #ABCDD9 #C3DBE4 #DFECF1

Shades

#3F788D #366678 #2C5463 #23424D #193038 #101E23

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