#494C8D Color

#494C8D is rgb(73, 76, 141) in RGB and hsl(237, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494C8D

HEX#494C8D

RGBrgb(73, 76, 141)

HSLhsl(237, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(237, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.105 279.2)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 46%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494C8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494C8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494C8D Complementary#8D8A49 Analogous#496F8D Analogous#68498D Triadic#8D494C Triadic#4C8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494C8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#575BA8 #7275B6 #8D8FC4 #A7AAD2 #C2C4E0 #DDDEEE

Shades

#40437D #363868 #2D2F58 #232443 #1A1B32 #10101E

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