#498ef0

Color #498ef0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#498ef0

RGB

rgb(73, 142, 240)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 84.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 69.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(59.02, 9.89, -55.64)

LCH

lch(59.02, 56.51, 280.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1626, 257.54)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 28.6%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0ab49

Analogous

#49e2f0

#498ef0

#5849f0

Triadic

#498ef0

#f0498e

#8ef049

Split-complementary

#498ef0

#f05849

#e2f049

Tetradic

#498ef0

#ab49f0

#f0ab49

#8ef049

Square

#498ef0

#f049e2

#f0ab49

#49f058

Shades

Color #498ef0 mixed toward black.

#1970ec

#1059c1

#0c4391

#082d60

#041630

Tints

Color #498ef0 mixed toward white.

#67a1f3

#86b4f5

#a4c7f8

#c2d9fa

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #498ef0 mixed toward gray.

#5791e2

#6593d4

#7395c6

#8198b8

#8f9aaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6edd · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#6a64d9 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#4ecdc9 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #498ef0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498ef0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#498ef0 (#498ef0) is rgb(73, 142, 240) in RGB.

No, #498ef0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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