#498CB6 Color

#498CB6 is rgb(73, 140, 182) in RGB and hsl(203, 43%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498CB6

HEX#498CB6

RGBrgb(73, 140, 182)

HSLhsl(203, 43%, 50%)

HSVhsv(203, 60%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.093 238.4)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498CB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498CB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498CB6 Complementary#B67349 Analogous#49B6AA Analogous#4955B6 Triadic#B6498C Triadic#8CB649

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498CB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#629CC0 #7CACCB #95BCD5 #ABCADE #C5DAE8 #DEEAF2

Shades

#3F799D #366887 #2C546D #234358 #19303E #101F28

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