Information about #498BEE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively azure, #498BEE floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Google Chrome Blue (#4C8BF5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brilliant Cobalt Blue (#5189E7) and Spring Blue (#4590FF).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(73, 139, 238)), which gives #498BEE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#498BEE color variations
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#498BEE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#498BEE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#498BEE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#498BEE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#498BEE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #498BEE color
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Nearest named colors to #498BEE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C8BF5
#5189E7
#4590FF
#3E8EDE
#4B92DB
#5294FF
#5B92E5
#3B86FF
#5177E7
#4E76E5
#4099FF
#318CE7
#498BEE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#498BEE
- RGB73, 139, 238
- CMYK65, 39, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(73, 139, 238)
- HSL216°, 83%, 61%
- HSL Precise216°, 82.915%, 60.98%
- HSV216°, 69%, 93%
- HSB216°, 69%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
- GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.545, 0.933)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.545, 0.933, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.545, 0.933)
- Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID498BEE
- DECIMAL ID4819950
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
