Palettes / Colors / #498BEE

#498BEE — Vivid Blue

#498BEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#498BEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEAC49; it also sits naturally between #49DEEE and #5A49EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 55% · Blue 93%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #498BEE

.text { color: #498BEE; }
.background { background-color: #498BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #498BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 139, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #498BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 139, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #498BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 139, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#498BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#498BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #498BEE

Tints of #498BEE

Tones of #498BEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEAC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #498BEE: #000000.

How #498BEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #498BEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #498BED  ·  #498BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #498BEE?

#498BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 73, 139, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #498BEE?

#498BEE is RGB 73, 139, 238 — HSL 216°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 69%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #498BEE?

Its complement is #EEAC49; analogous partners are #49DEEE and #5A49EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #498BEE for text?

Black text on #498BEE has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.