#498FBC Color

#498FBC is rgb(73, 143, 188) in RGB and hsl(203, 46%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#498FBC

HEX#498FBC

RGBrgb(73, 143, 188)

HSLhsl(203, 46%, 51%)

HSVhsv(203, 61%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.098 239.2)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#498FBC Complementary#BC7549 Analogous#49BCAE Analogous#4956BC Triadic#BC498F Triadic#8FBC49

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#639FC5 #79ADCD #93BDD7 #ADCDE1 #C7DDEA #DDEBF3

Shades

#3D7CA4 #346B8D #2B5873 #214459 #17303F #0F1F29

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