#494D74 Color

#494D74 is rgb(73, 77, 116) in RGB and hsl(234, 23%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494D74

HEX#494D74

RGBrgb(73, 77, 116)

HSLhsl(234, 23%, 37%)

HSVhsv(234, 37%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.064 278.8)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494D74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494D74 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494D74 Complementary#747049 Analogous#496374 Analogous#5A4974 Triadic#74494D Triadic#4D7449

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494D74, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A6090 #6F74A5 #8B8FB6 #A7AAC8 #C3C6DA #DCDEE9

Shades

#3F4364 #373A58 #2D3048 #232538 #1A1B29 #12131C

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