#498AD3
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.
About #498AD3
Visually, #498AD3 is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 138 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 35% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#498AD3
RGB73, 138, 211
HSL211.7°, 61.1%, 55.7%
CMYK65%, 35%, 0%, 17%
HSV211.7°, 65.4%, 82.7%
LAB56.4, 2.2, -43.7
XYZ23.6, 24.3, 65.1
Decimal4819667
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.86:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #498AD3;
}
.text-color {
color: #498AD3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #498AD3;
}