#498bf3

Color #498bf3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#498bf3

RGB

rgb(73, 139, 243)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 87.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 70%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(70%, 42.8%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(58.37, 12.74, -58.34)

LCH

lch(58.37, 59.71, 282.32)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.1698, 259.21)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 28.6%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3b149

Analogous

#49e0f3

#498bf3

#5c49f3

Triadic

#498bf3

#f3498b

#8bf349

Split-complementary

#498bf3

#f35c49

#e0f349

Tetradic

#498bf3

#b149f3

#f3b149

#8bf349

Square

#498bf3

#f349e0

#f3b149

#49f35c

Shades

Color #498bf3 mixed toward black.

#186cf0

#0d55c6

#0a4094

#072a63

#031531

Tints

Color #498bf3 mixed toward white.

#689ef5

#86b2f7

#a4c5f9

#c2d8fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #498bf3 mixed toward gray.

#578ee5

#6691d7

#7495c9

#8298ba

#909bac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ce0 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#6863db · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#4ececa · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #498bf3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498bf3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#498bf3 (#498bf3) is rgb(73, 139, 243) in RGB.

No, #498bf3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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