#498BAB Color

#498BAB is rgb(73, 139, 171) in RGB and hsl(200, 40%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498BAB

HEX#498BAB

RGBrgb(73, 139, 171)

HSLhsl(200, 40%, 48%)

HSVhsv(200, 57%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.083 231.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 19%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#498BAB Complementary#AB6A49 Analogous#49AB9B Analogous#495AAB Triadic#AB498B Triadic#8BAB49

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#5E9CBA #77ABC5 #90BAD0 #ADCCDC #C6DCE7 #DFEBF1

Shades

#407996 #36657D #2C5468 #234252 #1A313D #0F1D24

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