What color is #494562?

#494562 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494562?

The RGB value is 73, 69, 98: 73 red, 69 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494562?

The complementary color is #5E6245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494562 color

#494562 rgb(73, 69, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494562 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.1% green and 38.4% blue (73, 69, 98).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#494562 color codes

HEX	`#494562`
RGB	`rgb(73, 69, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.77, 8.78, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.77, 18.62, 298.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.08, 6.554, 12.445)`
Decimal	`4801890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494562, 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 #494562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #494562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494562; }
.text { color: #494562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 69 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494562, #584562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #494562?: #494562 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494562?: The RGB value is 73, 69, 98: 73 red, 69 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494562?: The complementary color is #5E6245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.