#498ad8
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
73, 138, 216
HSL
213°, 65%, 57%
CMYK
66, 36, 0, 15
Luminance
0.2455
Every format
| HEX | #498ad8 |
| RGB | rgb(73, 138, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 65%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 36%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(56.6 4.0 -46.1) |
| LCH | lch(56.6 46.2 274.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.627 0.136 254.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #498ad8;
background-color: #498ad8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#498ad8] bg-[#498ad8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #498ad8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.541, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#498ad8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#498ad8 on white: 3.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#498ad8 on black: 5.91:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.6%
Green54.1%
Blue84.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan66.2%
Magenta36.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%
Color previews
#498ad8 text on a black background
contrast 5.91:1
Card sample
#498ad8 text on a white background
contrast 3.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #498ad8;
Background color
Panel with #498ad8 background
background-color: #498ad8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #498ad8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 138, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 138, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #498ad8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498ad8, #6749D8);