What color is #494369?

#494369 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494369?

The RGB value is 73, 67, 105: 73 red, 67 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494369?

The complementary color is #636943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494369 color

#494369 rgb(73, 67, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494369 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.3% green and 41.2% blue (73, 67, 105).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 22% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#494369 color codes

HEX	`#494369`
RGB	`rgb(73, 67, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 22%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 36%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, 12.05, -21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 24.44, 299.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.304, 6.451, 14.222)`
Decimal	`4801385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494369, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #494369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #494369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494369; }
.text { color: #494369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 67 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494369, #5c4369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494369?: #494369 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494369?: The RGB value is 73, 67, 105: 73 red, 67 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494369?: The complementary color is #636943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.