#494B79 Color

#494B79 is rgb(73, 75, 121) in RGB and hsl(238, 25%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494B79

HEX#494B79

RGBrgb(73, 75, 121)

HSLhsl(238, 25%, 38%)

HSVhsv(238, 40%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(43.2% 0.076 280.8)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 38%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494B79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494B79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494B79 Complementary#797849 Analogous#496379 Analogous#5F4979 Triadic#79494A Triadic#4A7949

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494B79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A5C96 #7071A9 #8C8EBA #A6A7C9 #C2C3DB #DCDCEA

Shades

#3F4169 #363759 #2C2D49 #24253D #1B1B2D #11121D

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