What color is #494A86?

#494A86 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494A86?

The RGB value is 73, 74, 134: 73 red, 74 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494A86?

The complementary color is #868549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494A86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494A86 color

#494A86 rgb(73, 74, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494A86 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29% green and 52.5% blue (73, 74, 134).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#494A86 color codes

HEX	`#494A86`
RGB	`rgb(73, 74, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 45%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.06, 16.27, -33.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.06, 37.54, 295.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.498, 8.035, 23.6)`
Decimal	`4803206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494A86, 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 #494A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #494A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494a86; }
.text { color: #494a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 74 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494a86, #674986); }

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Questions

What color is #494A86?: #494A86 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494A86?: The RGB value is 73, 74, 134: 73 red, 74 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494A86?: The complementary color is #868549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494A86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.