All About Color #498BC5

#498BC5

About #498BC5

#498BC5 is a medium blue color with the hex code #498BC5. In RGB it is red 73, green 139, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 52%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 63%, 29%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 3.63:1 on white and 5.78:1 on black.

#498BC5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet49, 8B, C5
CMYK62.94%, 29.44%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal73, 139, 197
HSL208°, 52%, 53%
RGB Octal111, 213, 305
HSV (HSB)208.06°, 62.94%, 77.25%
RGB Binary1001001, 10001011, 11000101
CIE-L*AB56.00, -3.08, -36.37
RGB Percent28.63%, 54.51%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH56.00, 36.50, 265.16
XYZ22.06, 23.91, 56.28
CIE-L*UV56.00, -27.14, -55.85
xyY0.22, 0.23, 23.91
Hunter-Lab48.90, -5.06, -34.00
RYB28.63%, 45.52%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#498BC5 on a dark background: contrast 5.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#498BC5 on a light background: contrast 3.63:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #498BC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #498BC5. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#498BC5 · #8FB8DC · #2B5C88 · #C58349 · #DCB28F

Analogous palette

#49C583 · #49C5C1 · #498BC5 · #494DC5 · #8349C5

Triadic palette

#498BC5 · #C5498B · #8BC549 · #8FB8DC · #DC8FB8

Tetradic palette

#498BC5 · #C149C5 · #C58349 · #4DC549 · #2B5C88

Monochromatic palette

#1C3D59 · #2F6493 · #498BC5 · #83B0D8 · #BDD5EA

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