#494C9C Color

#494C9C is rgb(73, 76, 156) in RGB and hsl(238, 36%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494C9C

HEX#494C9C

RGBrgb(73, 76, 156)

HSLhsl(238, 36%, 45%)

HSVhsv(238, 53%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.127 278.5)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 51%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494C9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494C9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494C9C Complementary#9C9949 Analogous#49769C Analogous#70499C Triadic#9C494C Triadic#4C9C49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494C9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5C5FB2 #7477BE #9092CB #A8AAD6 #C4C5E3 #DCDDEF

Shades

#404287 #363872 #2C2E5E #24254C #1A1B37 #101123

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