What color is #494967?

#494967 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 #494967?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 103: 73 red, 73 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494967?

The complementary color is #676749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494967 color

#494967 rgb(73, 73, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494967 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 40.4% blue (73, 73, 103).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#494967 color codes

HEX	`#494967`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, 7.57, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 19.01, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.578, 7.161, 13.812)`
Decimal	`4802919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494967, 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 #494967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #494967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494967; }
.text { color: #494967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494967, #584967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494967?: #494967 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 #494967?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 103: 73 red, 73 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494967?: The complementary color is #676749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.