What color is #494B69?

#494B69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494B69?

The RGB value is 73, 75, 105: 73 red, 75 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494B69?

The complementary color is #696749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494B69 color

#494B69 rgb(73, 75, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494B69 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.4% green and 41.2% blue (73, 75, 105).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#494B69 color codes

HEX	`#494B69`
RGB	`rgb(73, 75, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, 6.84, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 18.93, 291.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.813, 7.468, 14.392)`
Decimal	`4803433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494B69, 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 #494B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #494B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494b69; }
.text { color: #494b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 75 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494b69, #574969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494B69?: #494B69 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494B69?: The RGB value is 73, 75, 105: 73 red, 75 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494B69?: The complementary color is #696749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.