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Recognised as Colour

#498BA7

  • #498BA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#498BA7 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 139, 167 and HSL 198°, 39%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#498BA7#498BA7
HEX#498BA7
RGBrgb(73, 139, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5451, 0.6549
RGB percentages28.6%, 54.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(197.9, 39.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 56.3%, 65.5%)
CMYK56.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,819,879
CSS custom property--colour: #498BA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#B67458

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C89A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7Teal · ΔE 21.5Dark cyan · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76549
Analogous#49A794, #495CA7
Triadic#A7498B, #8BA749
Split complementary#A7495C, #A79449
Tetradic#9449A7, #A76549, #5CA749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E3EB
Lighter +30%#AECEDB
Lighter +20%#8AB8CC
Lighter +10%#67A3BC
Darker −10%#396D84
Darker −20%#2A5060
Darker −30%#1A323D
Darker −40%#0B1519
More saturated +25%#2B97C5
Less saturated −25%#677F89

Channel breakdown

R73
G139
B167
Red73 (28.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue197.87°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 8B · B A7

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