#498cf4

Color #498cf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#498cf4

RGB

rgb(73, 140, 244)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 88.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 70.1%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.1%, 42.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(58.7, 12.49, -58.37)

LCH

lch(58.7, 59.69, 282.08)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.17, 258.98)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 28.6%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4b149

Analogous

#49e2f4

#498cf4

#5c49f4

Triadic

#498cf4

#f4498c

#8cf449

Split-complementary

#498cf4

#f45c49

#e2f449

Tetradic

#498cf4

#b149f4

#f4b149

#8cf449

Square

#498cf4

#f449e2

#f4b149

#49f45c

Shades

Color #498cf4 mixed toward black.

#176df1

#0c55c7

#094096

#062b64

#031532

Tints

Color #498cf4 mixed toward white.

#689ff6

#86b2f8

#a4c6fa

#c2d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #498cf4 mixed toward gray.

#578fe6

#6692d8

#7495c9

#8298bb

#909cad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6de1 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#6963db · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#4ecfcb · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #498cf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498cf4]

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

#498cf4 (#498cf4) is rgb(73, 140, 244) in RGB.

No, #498cf4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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