What color is #494F78?

#494F78 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #494F78?

The RGB value is 73, 79, 120: 73 red, 79 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #494F78?

The complementary color is #787249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #494F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#494F78 color

#494F78 rgb(73, 79, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #494F78 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 31% green and 47.1% blue (73, 79, 120).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#494F78 color codes

HEX	`#494F78`
RGB	`rgb(73, 79, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 31%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 34%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, 8.66, -24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 25.63, 289.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.933, 8.364, 18.909)`
Decimal	`4804472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #494F78, 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 #494F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#494F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #494F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #494f78; }
.text { color: #494f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #494f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 79 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #494f78, #5b4978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #494F78?: #494F78 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #494F78?: The RGB value is 73, 79, 120: 73 red, 79 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #494F78?: The complementary color is #787249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #494F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.