Information about #498BC5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #498BC5 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 139, 197) — 28.6% red, 54.5% green, 77.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 49 / 23 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #498BC5 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Silk Blue (#488AC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Float (#4C81C3) and Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF).

The recipe behind #498BC5 is rgb(73, 139, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #498BC5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #498BC5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#498BC5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#498BC5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#498BC5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#498BC5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#498BC5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#498BC5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#C5C149
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#C5498B
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#8BC549
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4DC549
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Nearest named colors to #498BC5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

#498BC5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#498BC5
  • RGB73, 139, 197
  • CMYK49, 23, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(73, 139, 197)
  • HSL208°, 52%, 53%
  • HSL Precise208.065°, 51.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV208°, 63%, 77%
  • HSB208°, 63%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.545, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.545, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.545, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID498BC5
  • DECIMAL ID4819909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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