What color is #494465?

#494465 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 #494465?

The RGB value is 73, 68, 101: 73 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494465?

The complementary color is #606544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494465 color

#494465 rgb(73, 68, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494465 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 26.7% green and 39.6% blue (73, 68, 101).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#494465 color codes

HEX	`#494465`
RGB	`rgb(73, 68, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 26.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 33%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, 10.26, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 21.22, 298.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.163, 6.49, 13.185)`
Decimal	`4801637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494465, 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 #494465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #494465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494465; }
.text { color: #494465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 68 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494465, #5a4465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494465?: #494465 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 #494465?: The RGB value is 73, 68, 101: 73 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494465?: The complementary color is #606544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.