#498BA7 Color

#498BA7 is rgb(73, 139, 167) in RGB and hsl(198, 39%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498BA7

HEX#498BA7

RGBrgb(73, 139, 167)

HSLhsl(198, 39%, 47%)

HSVhsv(198, 56%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.08 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 17%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498BA7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498BA7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498BA7 Complementary#A76549 Analogous#49A794 Analogous#495CA7 Triadic#A7498B Triadic#8BA749

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498BA7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C9CB7 #78ADC4 #91BCCF #AACBDA #C3DAE5 #DFECF1

Shades

#407991 #36677C #2D5567 #22414E #192F39 #101D23

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