#498CA2 Color

#498CA2 is rgb(73, 140, 162) in RGB and hsl(195, 38%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498CA2

HEX#498CA2

RGBrgb(73, 140, 162)

HSLhsl(195, 38%, 46%)

HSVhsv(195, 55%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.076 221.7)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 14%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498CA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498CA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498CA2 Complementary#A25F49 Analogous#49A28C Analogous#495FA2 Triadic#A2498C Triadic#8CA249

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498CA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9EB5 #76AEC1 #8EBDCC #ABCDD9 #C3DCE4 #DFECF1

Shades

#3F798D #366778 #2C5563 #23434D #193138 #101E23

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