What color is #494993?

#494993 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494993?

The RGB value is 73, 73, 147: 73 red, 73 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494993?

The complementary color is #939349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494993?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494993 color

#494993 rgb(73, 73, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494993 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 28.6% green and 57.6% blue (73, 73, 147).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Galaxy Express (#444499), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#494993 color codes

HEX	`#494993`
RGB	`rgb(73, 73, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 28.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 50%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 50%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 21.12, -40.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 46.08, 297.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.395, 8.288, 28.65)`
Decimal	`4802963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494993, 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 #494993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #494993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494993; }
.text { color: #494993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 73 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494993, #6e4993); }

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Questions

What color is #494993?: #494993 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494993?: The RGB value is 73, 73, 147: 73 red, 73 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494993?: The complementary color is #939349, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494993?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.