#498DC5 Color

#498DC5 is rgb(73, 141, 197) in RGB and hsl(207, 52%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498DC5

HEX#498DC5

RGBrgb(73, 141, 197)

HSLhsl(207, 52%, 53%)

HSVhsv(207, 63%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.11 245.7)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 28%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #498DC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #498DC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#498DC5 Complementary#C58149 Analogous#49C5BF Analogous#494FC5 Triadic#C5498D Triadic#8DC549

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #498DC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#609CCD #7BADD5 #92BBDD #AECCE5 #C5DBED #E0ECF5

Shades

#387BB2 #306997 #27567C #1F4361 #163046 #0D1E2B

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