#498fb0

Color #498fb0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#498fb0

RGB

rgb(73, 143, 176)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 41.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 58.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(56.28, -12.18, -23.98)

LCH

lch(56.28, 26.9, 243.07)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0863, 230.83)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 28.6%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b06a49

Analogous

#49b09d

#498fb0

#495bb0

Triadic

#498fb0

#b0498f

#8fb049

Split-complementary

#498fb0

#b0495b

#b09d49

Tetradic

#498fb0

#6a49b0

#b06a49

#8fb049

Square

#498fb0

#9d49b0

#b06a49

#5bb049

Shades

Color #498fb0 mixed toward black.

#3d7793

#315f75

#244758

#18303b

#0c181d

Tints

Color #498fb0 mixed toward white.

#65a2bf

#84b5cc

#a3c7d9

#c1dae5

#e0ecf2

Tones

Color #498fb0 mixed toward gray.

#528ca7

#5a899f

#638696

#6b838e

#748085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fa9 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#6a65a7 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#4ea3a1 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #498fb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498fb0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#498fb0 (#498fb0) is rgb(73, 143, 176) in RGB.

No, #498fb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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