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Colour

#498BD6

  • #498BD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#498BD6 is a blue with RGB values 73, 139, 214 and HSL 212°, 63%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#498BD6#498BD6
HEX#498BD6
RGBrgb(73, 139, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5451, 0.8392
RGB percentages28.6%, 54.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(211.9, 63.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 65.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK65.9%, 35%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,819,926
CSS custom property--colour: #498BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#B67429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A90D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5682D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69449
Analogous#49D1D6, #4E49D6
Triadic#D6498B, #8BD649
Split complementary#D64E49, #D2D649
Tetradic#D649D1, #D69449, #49D64E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5FC
Lighter +30%#C6DBF2
Lighter +20%#9CC0E9
Lighter +10%#73A6DF
Darker −10%#2B71C1
Darker −20%#225997
Darker −30%#19406D
Darker −40%#0F2844
More saturated +25%#2D89F2
Less saturated −25%#658DBA

Channel breakdown

R73
G139
B214
Red73 (28.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue211.91°
Saturation (HSL)63.23%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 8B · B D6

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