What color is #494C9F?

#494C9F 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 #494C9F?

The RGB value is 73, 76, 159: 73 red, 76 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494C9F?

The complementary color is #9F9C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494C9F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494C9F color

#494C9F rgb(73, 76, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494C9F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 29.8% green and 62.4% blue (73, 76, 159).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Galaxy Express (#444499), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#494C9F color codes

HEX	`#494C9F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 76, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 29.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 52%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 23.13, -45.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 51.21, 296.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.588, 9.088, 33.938)`
Decimal	`4803743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494C9F, 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 #494C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #494C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494c9f; }
.text { color: #494c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 76 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494c9f, #71499f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #494C9F?: #494C9F 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 #494C9F?: The RGB value is 73, 76, 159: 73 red, 76 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494C9F?: The complementary color is #9F9C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494C9F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.