#498DC1 Color

#498DC1 is rgb(73, 141, 193) in RGB and hsl(206, 49%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498DC1

HEX#498DC1

RGBrgb(73, 141, 193)

HSLhsl(206, 49%, 52%)

HSVhsv(206, 62%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.105 243.8)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498DC1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498DC1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498DC1 Complementary#C17D49 Analogous#49C1B9 Analogous#4951C1 Triadic#C1498D Triadic#8DC149

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498DC1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#639DCA #7AACD1 #95BCDB #ABCBE2 #C6DBEB #DDEAF3

Shades

#3B7AAB #316790 #285476 #21445F #173144 #0E1E2A

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