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Colour

#498EFB

  • #498EFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#498EFB is a blue with RGB values 73, 142, 251 and HSL 217°, 96%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#498EFB#498EFB
HEX#498EFB
RGBrgb(73, 142, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.5569, 0.9843
RGB percentages28.6%, 55.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(216.7, 95.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 70.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK70.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,820,731
CSS custom property--colour: #498EFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#B67104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5898FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3688F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.64, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBB649
Analogous#49E7FB, #5D49FB
Triadic#FB498E, #8EFB49
Split complementary#FB5D49, #E7FB49
Tetradic#FB49E7, #FBB649, #49FB5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEBFE
Lighter +20%#ADCCFD
Lighter +10%#7BADFC
Darker −10%#176FFA
Darker −20%#0557D9
Darker −30%#0443A7
Darker −40%#032F75
More saturated +25%#458DFF
Less saturated −25%#6093E4

Channel breakdown

R73
G142
B251
Red73 (28.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue216.74°
Saturation (HSL)95.7%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 8E · B FB

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