#498ddd

Color #498ddd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#498ddd

RGB

rgb(73, 141, 221)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 68.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 67%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(67%, 36.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(57.74, 3.89, -47.12)

LCH

lch(57.74, 47.28, 274.72)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1393, 254)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 28.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd9949

Analogous

#49d7dd

#498ddd

#4f49dd

Triadic

#498ddd

#dd498d

#8ddd49

Split-complementary

#498ddd

#dd4f49

#d7dd49

Tetradic

#498ddd

#9949dd

#dd9949

#8ddd49

Square

#498ddd

#dd49d7

#dd9949

#49dd4f

Shades

Color #498ddd mixed toward black.

#2774ce

#1f5da5

#17457c

#0f2e52

#081729

Tints

Color #498ddd mixed toward white.

#67a0e3

#86b3e8

#a4c6ee

#c2d9f4

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #498ddd mixed toward gray.

#558ed1

#628fc4

#6e90b8

#7a91ac

#87929f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ecd · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#6964c9 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#4ec0bd · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #498ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#498ddd]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#498ddd (#498ddd) is rgb(73, 141, 221) in RGB.

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

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