#498aaa

Steel Blue

Closest match (94% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(73, 138, 170)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(200, 40%, 48%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(57, 19, 0, 33)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.225

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#498aaa

#aa6949

Analogous (Adjacent)

#49aa9a

#498aaa

#4959aa

Triadic

#498aaa

#aa498a

#8aaa49

Split complementary

#498aaa

#aa4959

#aa9a49

Complete conversion table

HEX

#498AAA

RGB

rgb(73,138,170)

RGBA

rgba(73,138,170, 1)

HSL

hsl(199.79,39.92%,47.65%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.60 0.08 231.7)

CSS Variable

--color: #498aaa;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

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CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.82

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.50

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#498aaa#9898aa

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#498aaa#6c66aa

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#498aaa#4c606b

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#498aaa#828282

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

74%

15%

11%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

74%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

15%

Ivory black

Pigment

11%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Cyan hue

485–500 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

22.5%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Tradewind

#49AA9A

Tapestry

#AA498A

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