#494D8D Color

#494D8D is rgb(73, 77, 141) in RGB and hsl(236, 32%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#494D8D

HEX#494D8D

RGBrgb(73, 77, 141)

HSLhsl(236, 32%, 42%)

HSVhsv(236, 48%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.104 278.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #494D8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #494D8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#494D8D Complementary#8D8949 Analogous#49708D Analogous#67498D Triadic#8D494D Triadic#4D8D49

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #494D8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#575CA8 #7276B6 #8D90C4 #A7AAD2 #C2C4E0 #DDDEEE

Shades

#40447D #363968 #2D3058 #232543 #1A1C32 #10111E

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