#498dbb
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
73, 141, 187
HSL
204°, 46%, 51%
CMYK
61, 25, 0, 27
Luminance
0.2405
Every format
| HEX | #498dbb |
| RGB | rgb(73, 141, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 46%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(56.1 -7.5 -30.5) |
| LCH | lch(56.1 31.4 256.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.618 0.098 240.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #498dbb;
background-color: #498dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#498dbb] bg-[#498dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #498dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.553, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#498dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#498dbb on white: 3.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#498dbb on black: 5.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red28.6%
Green55.3%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan61.0%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#498dbb text on a black background
contrast 5.81:1
Card sample
#498dbb text on a white background
contrast 3.61:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #498dbb;
Background color
Panel with #498dbb background
background-color: #498dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #498dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 141, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 141, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #498dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498dbb, #5149BB);