#498cec

Color #498cec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#498cec

RGB

rgb(73, 140, 236)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 81.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 69.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(58.25, 9.69, -54.66)

LCH

lch(58.25, 55.51, 280.05)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1597, 257.67)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 28.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eca949

Analogous

#49deec

#498cec

#5749ec

Triadic

#498cec

#ec498c

#8cec49

Split-complementary

#498cec

#ec5749

#deec49

Tetradic

#498cec

#a949ec

#eca949

#8cec49

Square

#498cec

#ec49de

#eca949

#49ec57

Shades

Color #498cec mixed toward black.

#1a6fe7

#1358bb

#0f428c

#0a2c5d

#05162f

Tints

Color #498cec mixed toward white.

#679fef

#86b2f2

#a4c6f6

#c2d9f9

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #498cec mixed toward gray.

#578fde

#6491d1

#7293c3

#7f96b6

#8d98a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dda · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#6963d5 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#4ecac6 · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #498cec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498cec]

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

#498cec (#498cec) is rgb(73, 140, 236) in RGB.

No, #498cec is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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