#494B8D Color

#494B8D is rgb(73, 75, 141) in RGB and hsl(238, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494B8D

HEX#494B8D

RGBrgb(73, 75, 141)

HSLhsl(238, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(238, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.107 279.8)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 47%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494B8D Complementary#8D8B49 Analogous#496D8D Analogous#69498D Triadic#8D494B Triadic#4B8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5759A8 #7274B6 #8D8EC4 #A7A9D2 #C2C3E0 #DDDEEE

Shades

#40427D #363768 #2D2E58 #232443 #1A1B32 #10101E

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