#494A8D Color

#494A8D is rgb(73, 74, 141) in RGB and hsl(239, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494A8D

HEX#494A8D

RGBrgb(73, 74, 141)

HSLhsl(239, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(239, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.108 280.4)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 48%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494A8D Complementary#8D8C49 Analogous#496C8D Analogous#6A498D Triadic#8D494A Triadic#4A8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5758A8 #7273B6 #8D8DC4 #A7A8D2 #C2C3E0 #DDDEEE

Shades

#40417D #363768 #2D2E58 #232343 #1A1A32 #10101E

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