What color is #494770?

#494770 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494770?

The RGB value is 73, 71, 112: 73 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494770?

The complementary color is #6E7047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494770 color

#494770 rgb(73, 71, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494770 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 27.8% green and 43.9% blue (73, 71, 112).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#494770 color codes

HEX	`#494770`
RGB	`rgb(73, 71, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 27.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 37%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.02, 11.46, -23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.02, 26.02, 296.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.925, 7.093, 16.278)`
Decimal	`4802416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494770, 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 #494770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #494770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494770; }
.text { color: #494770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 71 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494770, #5e4770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494770?: #494770 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494770?: The RGB value is 73, 71, 112: 73 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494770?: The complementary color is #6E7047, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.