#493e86

Color #493e86

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 3.69 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#493e86

RGB

rgb(73, 62, 134)

HSL

hsl(249.2, 36.7%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.2, 53.7%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 53.7%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(30.84, 24.07, -38.97)

LCH

lch(30.84, 45.8, 301.7)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.116, 287.2)

HWB

hwb(249.2, 24.3%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b863e

Analogous

#3e5786

#493e86

#6d3e86

Triadic

#493e86

#86493e

#3e8649

Split-complementary

#493e86

#866d3e

#57863e

Tetradic

#493e86

#863e7b

#7b863e

#3e8649

Square

#493e86

#863e57

#7b863e

#3e866d

Shades

Color #493e86 mixed toward black.

#3d3470

#312959

#251f43

#18152d

#0c0a16

Tints

Color #493e86 mixed toward white.

#5d4faa

#7c70bd

#9c94cd

#bdb7de

#dedbee

Tones

Color #493e86 mixed toward gray.

#4d4480

#514a7a

#555074

#5a566e

#5e5c68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444479 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#454676 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#486e6b · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #493e86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493e86]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493e86 (#493e86) is rgb(73, 62, 134) in RGB.

No, #493e86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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