What color is #494972?

#494972 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 #494972?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 114: 73 red, 73 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494972?

The complementary color is #727249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494972 color

#494972 rgb(73, 73, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494972 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 44.7% blue (73, 73, 114).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#494972 color codes

HEX	`#494972`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.69, 10.75, -23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.69, 25.9, 294.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.167, 7.396, 16.914)`
Decimal	`4802930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494972, 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 #494972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #494972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494972; }
.text { color: #494972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494972, #5e4972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494972?: #494972 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 #494972?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 114: 73 red, 73 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494972?: The complementary color is #727249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.