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#498AFE

#498afe ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#498afe is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 54.12% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.26% cyan, 45.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 218.45°, with 98.91% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.2675

Complementary

  1. #498afe
  2. #febd49

Split complementary

  1. #498afe
  2. #fe6249
  3. #e5fe49

Analogous

  1. #49e5fe
  2. #498afe
  3. #6249fe

Triadic

  1. #498afe
  2. #fe498a
  3. #8afe49

Tetradic

  1. #498afe
  2. #bd49fe
  3. #febd49
  4. #8afe49

Square

  1. #498afe
  2. #fe49e5
  3. #febd49
  4. #49fe62

Monochromatic

  1. #013fad
  2. #015af9
  3. #498afe
  4. #95bbfe
  5. #e1ecff

Shades

#498afe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #498afe
  2. #427ce5
  3. #3a6ecb
  4. #3361b2
  5. #2c5398
  6. #25457f
  7. #1d3766
  8. #16294c
  9. #0f1c33
  10. #070e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#498afe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #498afe
  2. #5b96fe
  3. #6da1fe
  4. #80adfe
  5. #92b9fe
  6. #a4c5ff
  7. #b6d0ff
  8. #c8dcff
  9. #dbe8ff
  10. #edf3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#498afe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #498afe
  2. #4f89f1
  3. #5488e5
  4. #5a87d8
  5. #5f86cc
  6. #6585bf
  7. #6a84b2
  8. #7083a6
  9. #758299
  10. #7b818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788cc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d96ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2486fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c91ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3687fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-498afe {
  color: #498afe;
}
Background
.bg-498afe {
  background-color: #498afe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-498afe {
  border: 2px solid #498afe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #498afe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 138 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-498afe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #498afe, #6249fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-498afe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 138 254 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.27 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.81 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.57 #b67501 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#498afe  rgb(73, 138, 254)  hsl(218, 99%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#febd49  rgb(254, 189, 73)  hsl(38, 99%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#fe498a  rgb(254, 73, 138)  hsl(338, 99%, 64%)  French Rose
#8afe49  rgb(138, 254, 73)  hsl(98, 99%, 64%)  Lawn Green