What color is #494E74?

#494E74 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 #494E74?

The RGB value is 73, 78, 116: 73 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494E74?

The complementary color is #746F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494E74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494E74 color

#494E74 rgb(73, 78, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494E74 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 45.5% blue (73, 78, 116).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#494E74 color codes

HEX	`#494E74`
RGB	`rgb(73, 78, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 30.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.24, 8.11, -22.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.24, 23.81, 289.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.624, 8.126, 17.634)`
Decimal	`4804212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494E74, 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 #494E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #494E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494e74; }
.text { color: #494e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 78 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494e74, #5a4974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494E74?: #494E74 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 #494E74?: The RGB value is 73, 78, 116: 73 red, 78 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494E74?: The complementary color is #746F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494E74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.