#498BC1 Color

#498BC1 is rgb(73, 139, 193) in RGB and hsl(207, 49%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498BC1

HEX#498BC1

RGBrgb(73, 139, 193)

HSLhsl(207, 49%, 52%)

HSVhsv(207, 62%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.106 245.4)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 28%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498BC1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498BC1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498BC1 Complementary#C17F49 Analogous#49C1BB Analogous#494FC1 Triadic#C1498B Triadic#8BC149

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498BC1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#639CCA #7AAAD1 #95BBDB #ABCAE2 #C6DBEB #DDE9F3

Shades

#3B78AB #316690 #285376 #21435F #173044 #0E1D2A

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