What color is #494970?

#494970 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 #494970?

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

What is the complementary color of #494970?

The complementary color is #707049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494970 color

#494970 rgb(73, 73, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494970 is a dark, grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#494970 color codes

HEX	`#494970`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.59, 10.16, -22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.59, 24.65, 294.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.054, 7.351, 16.321)`
Decimal	`4802928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494970, 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 #494970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #494970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494970; }
.text { color: #494970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494970, #5d4970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494970?: #494970 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 #494970?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 112: 73 red, 73 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494970?: The complementary color is #707049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.